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 Sunday 22 Mar 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)211010202020191919191818181818181817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15713712598134134236303236229203199197252307304304297232214208208206261
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
0
S
10
W
0
W
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassonglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.67
1:48PM
0.84
12:54AM
1.58
4:05PM
0.77
2:11AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
0.44
7:26AM
-0.03
5:54PM
0.61
8:53AM
0.03
6:24PM
0.77
10:37AM
0.01
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:48-------6:47-------6:46---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:01-------7:02
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818181722212119191918182223222019191920232423
Feels °C (?)181819181821202019202019192222212120191920222221
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