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Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
452 | 452 | 638 | 714 | 714 | 538 | 464 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 84 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 224 | 89 | 122 | 119 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.12m | 11:53AM1.13m | 10:44PM2.05m | 12:57PM1.09m | 11:36PM1.92m | 2:08PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM-0.52m | 4:41PM0.62m | 6:31AM-0.45m | 5:34PM0.71m | 7:29AM-0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 452 | 452 | 638 | 714 | 714 | 538 | 464 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 53 | 122 | 119 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 58 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 53 | 32 | 33 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 298 | 154 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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