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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 20 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 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.8
WNW
1
W
0.9
W
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
Period(s) (?)8889710771010777713131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)643666526215178136106761581184633333327262524242424232323
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
W
20
W
15
W
5
W
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassoffcross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.55
10:28AM
1.44
11:01PM
1.60
11:16AM
1.20
11:38PM
1.61
12:20PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.18
4:57PM
0.06
5:43AM
0.18
5:22PM
0.24
6:48AM
0.20
5:48PM
0.44
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:38-------5:39--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131313121212111114171515151515151717171616
Feels °C (?)667789910108911131113131212121312131213
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