Imperial Beach surf break

Imperial Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 PST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

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Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131313171716161616161616151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549534439402390298304627696575575679671662654612512512505498411400236233
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.00
9:31AM
1.68
12:15AM
0.97
10:05AM
1.60
1:28AM
0.98
10:47AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
-0.04
3:00AM
0.84
5:20PM
0.02
3:28AM
0.89
6:09PM
0.07
4:07AM
0.96
Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset-------4:44-------4:43-------4:43
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817171718191817161616161718181717171717192120
Feels °C (?)171716161516181717161717161717171617161616181818
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