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 Wednesday 15 Apr 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
W
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151414141414161713178141516161616151514141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144188186183183183233288224170170134163326344348348273252242239301305242
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
1.65
9:12AM
1.40
9:12PM
1.78
9:59AM
1.33
9:44PM
1.86
10:49AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
-0.09
2:58PM
0.12
3:49AM
-0.25
3:29PM
0.23
4:34AM
-0.34
4:00PM
0.35
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:15---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:19-------7:20
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161617181716161616171920191817171617192120
Feels °C (?)161616161616161515141515161817171817171617171918
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