Imperial Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.59° N 117.13° W

Issued: 10 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Imperial Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Imperial Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Imperial Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Imperial Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-TIXC1

1 km SSE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 310°)
20.6 °C-
-


Imperial Beach Airport

3 km SSE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24 km/h at 290°)
20.6 °C16
16


San Diego/Brown Field Municipal Airport

13 km E218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the WNW
(19 km/h at 290°)
21.7 °C16
16


SHIP6240

14 km NW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the WNW
(22.32 km/h at 300°)
21.4 °C- km
- km


San Diego/Montgomery Field Airport

25 km N218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 310°)
20.0 °C16
16


SHIP4439

14 km NW15 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24.12 km/h at 290°)
21.4 °C- km
- km


SHIP2157

14 km NW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24.12 km/h at 290°)
21.3 °C- km
- km


SHIP6730

14 km NW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the WNW
(22.32 km/h at 290°)
21.3 °C- km
- km


SHIP2235

14 km NW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the WNW
(24.12 km/h at 290°)
21.3 °C- km
- km


SHIP1776

14 km NW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the WNW
(22.32 km/h at 300°)
21.4 °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Imperial Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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