Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 117.26° W

Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
23.6°C
3.4° 

Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.3
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
287
227
186
188
366
516
516
588
575
555
530
448
667
581
719
553
539
477
477
532
489
609
920
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31AM0.91m
1:49PM1.67m
5:55AM0.91m
3:16PM1.65m
7:14AM1.05m
4:51PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.75m
10:19PM0.26m
7:16AM0.91m
11:54PM0.12m
10:35AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
23
24
23
23
24
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
19
19
19
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
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