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 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
23.4° C
3.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
301
236
226
210
204
139
186
186
236
236
184
130
116
199
307
370
370
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:12PM1.95m
9:02AM1.23m
8:04PM2.05m
9:36AM1.32m
8:52PM2.09m
Low Tide
2:35AM-0.30m
1:47PM0.65m
3:15AM-0.37m
2:38PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
24
25
24
23
Feels °C
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
26
26
24
25
25
24
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