Imperial Beach surf break

Imperial Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 PDT
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Imperial Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Imperial Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
S
1.1
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)88813889988881515151514149998899999991010101010101010101010101010101010109999988777613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4645164674383763374425184985384884303883333733753273163483883233094846487267307988308748119461209148113031044891812723693903897733614538476382329326364396382369316289268262211184162149
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
1.23
2:25AM
1.22
4:20PM
1.37
3:59AM
1.07
5:04PM
1.52
5:33AM
1.00
5:49PM
1.69
6:56AM
1.00
6:33PM
1.84
8:06AM
1.04
7:19PM
1.96
9:05AM
1.09
8:06PM
2.04
9:58AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.06
8:56PM
0.78
9:19AM
0.18
10:32PM
0.62
10:08AM
0.30
11:53PM
0.37
10:59AM
0.42
12:57AM
0.11
11:51AM
0.52
1:52AM
-0.13
12:44PM
0.59
2:42AM
-0.32
1:36PM
0.63
3:30AM
-0.43
2:28PM
0.64
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset---7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------7:59-------7:59-------7:59-------7:59
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Rain (mm)
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