Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 675 | 667 | 552 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 493 | 422 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 411 | 417 | 344 | 451 | 457 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:58AM0.88m | 5:28PM1.70m | 7:25AM0.94m | 6:22PM1.84m | 8:27AM1.03m | 7:16PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.30m | 10:23AM0.65m | 1:04AM0.05m | 11:33AM0.72m | 1:57AM-0.17m | 12:40PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 229 | 262 | 232 | 202 | 173 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 493 | 422 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 411 | 417 | 344 | 451 | 457 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 675 | 667 | 552 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 169 | 141 | 138 | 110 | 108 | 126 | 120 | 129 | 108 | 106 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 76 | 56 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 153 | 153 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 |
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