Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

Imperial Pier (North and South) surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 PST
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313181818181716161616161616151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4645461237910910997135190206134147146196221215228169157155153163158
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassonononglassglassglassonglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
1.04
5:44AM
1.67
7:38PM
1.15
6:38AM
1.77
8:05PM
1.26
7:25AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
-0.21
11:34PM
0.72
1:05PM
-0.32
12:32AM
0.55
1:42PM
-0.38
1:19AM
0.39
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:18-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-5:43-------5:44-------5:44------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222220202222232628252423232222242322201919181820
Feels °C (?)202019192121222426232322222122232121201920181819
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