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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 Friday 17 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 125 | 211 | 302 | 306 | 245 | 242 | 226 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 217 | 214 | 167 | 162 | 151 | 147 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:57AM 1.39 | 9:41PM 1.96 | 10:46AM 1.28 | 10:16PM 1.99 | 11:42AM 1.15 | 10:56PM 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 0.21 | 4:50AM -0.36 | 4:18PM 0.34 | 5:39AM -0.38 | 4:52PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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