
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 344 | 339 | 321 | 317 | 288 | 292 | 312 | 274 | 215 | 160 | 191 | 246 | 238 | 238 | 408 | 371 | 302 | 302 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.47m | 10:22AM1.83m | 11:11PM1.32m | 10:53AM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.06m | 4:06AM0.34m | 5:02PM0.02m | 4:32AM0.48m | 5:52PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
367 | 344 | 339 | 321 | 317 | 288 | 292 | 312 | 274 | 215 | 160 | 191 | 246 | 238 | 238 | 178 | 151 | 147 | 115 | 109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
39 | 38 | 37 | 165 | 257 | 257 | 218 | 269 | 254 | 243 | 232 | 225 | 152 | 171 | 190 | 408 | 371 | 302 | 302 | 302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
173 | 169 | 163 | 51 | 36 | 212 | 254 | 43 | 159 | 149 | 140 | 135 | 134 | 109 | 134 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 40 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 13 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 657 | 240 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 240 | 14 | 21 | 33 |
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