Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Issued: 4 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
19.6° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
631
660
651
529
507
384
378
378
378
378
378
340
380
463
457
371
371
688
662
505
462
309
309
309
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM1.06m
7:31PM1.94m
9:13AM1.10m
8:16PM2.05m
10:06AM1.13m
9:04PM2.11m
Low Tide
2:02AM-0.13m
1:00PM0.56m
2:50AM-0.34m
1:48PM0.59m
3:38AM-0.47m
2:38PM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:55
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
22
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
21
21
20
20
20
23
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
20
21
21
20
20
22
21
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
631
660
651
529
507
384
378
378
378
378
378
312
307
463
457
371
371
688
662
505
462
309
309
309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
104
78
78
78
80
58
283
360
356
356
352
340
380
307
229
225
225
66
46
79
77
155
152
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
26
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
24
Energy kJ
75
75
75
75
145
203
59
59
60
59
58
58
59
60
77
66
66
22
26
45
44
72
73
195
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
44
64
62
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
14
0
0
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
459
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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