Imperial Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.59° N 117.13° W

Imperial Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Beach sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.0° 

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


Imperial Beach surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 807 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Imperial Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Imperial Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Imperial Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Mon 24th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 18s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 29th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 17s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 29th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Imperial Beach over the next 16 days.


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