Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)10107777131313121212121212121212121110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158122493635342726252424242423232323222439527167115
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.60
11:16AM
1.20
11:38PM
1.61
12:20PM
0.94
12:25AM
1.59
2:12PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.18
5:22PM
0.24
6:48AM
0.20
5:48PM
0.44
8:17AM
0.20
6:14PM
0.62
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:26-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset-----5:38-------5:39-------5:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121112141615151515151617171716151517181820191917
Feels °C (?)1089111211121211111313121313121215161516151614
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