Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 539 | 477 | 483 | 511 | 600 | 496 | 600 | 947 | 1090 | 1043 | 950 | 1026 | 995 | 538 | 656 | 1223 | 1247 | 1093 | 1028 | 885 | 885 | 809 | 771 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.05m | 4:51PM1.71m | 7:41AM1.19m | 6:06PM1.82m | 8:08AM1.33m | 7:05PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.12m | 10:35AM0.98m | 1:00AM-0.03m | 12:16PM0.87m | 1:48AM-0.16m | 1:19PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 539 | 539 | 477 | 372 | 511 | 600 | 495 | 600 | 947 | 1090 | 1043 | 950 | 1026 | 995 | 444 | 656 | 1223 | 1247 | 1093 | 1028 | 885 | 885 | 809 | 771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 4 | WSW 20 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 209 | 289 | 277 | 483 | 468 | 416 | 496 | 421 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 538 | 455 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 13 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 12 | SW 11 | W 12 | NW 12 | — | WSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 55 | 8 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 5 | — | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 68 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 11 | — | 14 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
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