Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 31 Jan 2026 PST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (01 Feb)5ft (1.5m)19s

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

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Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
4
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212181716161616191817171616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3183133083223944485296447301639209224412499257325552491222419761680145912401075926769
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassglassonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.24
8:15AM
1.99
9:36PM
1.31
8:58AM
1.93
10:10PM
1.36
9:38AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.44
3:16PM
-0.50
2:48AM
0.36
3:50PM
-0.42
3:32AM
0.32
Sat
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:43-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242319192022212019181818171920191818181818212323
Feels °C (?)202017171719181918171717151718181718171617191919
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