Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

Imperial Pier (North and South) surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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Imperial Pier (North and South) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
226
245
248
251
251
248
171
160
162
164
164
164
164
164
99
97
91
87
85
68
79
100
152
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:17PM1.49m
2:28PM0.84m
11:54PM1.39m
4:30PM0.87m
00:47AM1.29m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.07m
5:00PM0.83m
8:17AM0.13m
5:27PM0.90m
9:23AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:32
7:34
7:34
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
19
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
15
16
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
217
226
245
248
251
251
248
171
160
25
27
29
31
35
164
99
48
44
46
47
68
79
100
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
96
18
18
20
21
24
56
56
56
162
164
164
164
164
24
68
97
83
82
56
55
55
54
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
20
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
22
96
95
92
58
56
9
9
60
55
35
26
25
24
37
36
66
91
87
85
61
61
78
152
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
23
25
25
23
37
37
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
13
13
13
0
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
323
14
14
14
0
0
0
33
37
14
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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