Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Imperial Pier (North and South) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.1°C
1.8° 

Imperial Pier (North and South) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
151
167
135
135
208
322
326
334
342
476
553
527
596
574
553
546
546
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:58PM1.93m
9:02AM1.51m
8:43PM1.93m
9:32AM1.61m
9:25PM1.86m
Low Tide
2:47AM-0.21m
2:36PM0.36m
3:19AM-0.16m
3:18PM0.24m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
27
27
28
28
28
28
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
23
Feels °C
30
31
28
28
30
29
29
29
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
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