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: 10 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.9
W
9
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
0.5
SW
18
1
W
9
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
125
158
151
114
113
113
109
139
194
220
269
263
239
210
173
168
148
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:45PM1.60m
10:56AM1.77m
11:27PM1.40m
11:24AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.12m
5:01AM0.24m
5:43PM0.15m
5:24AM0.43m
6:28PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
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