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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 am Wednesday 13 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
18.6° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
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 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
231 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 137 | 179 | 177 | 376 | 367 | 353 | 232 | 229 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 293 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 239 | 246 | 268 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.25m | 7:26PM1.76m | 8:14AM1.26m | 7:59PM1.93m | 9:07AM1.25m | 8:35PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.24m | 2:27AM-0.07m | 1:58PM0.30m | 3:12AM-0.29m | 2:35PM0.37m | 3:58AM-0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 231 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 111 | 118 | 177 | 376 | 367 | 170 | 224 | 179 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 293 | 280 | 276 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 179 | 118 | 104 | 130 | 353 | 232 | 229 | 173 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 130 | 276 | 239 | 246 | 268 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | W 12 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 51 | 81 | 81 | 120 | 137 | 75 | 106 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 298 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 153 | 154 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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