Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Issued: 10 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
20.0° C

1.1°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 7PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
312
316
312
312
429
559
539
376
371
258
392
455
552
388
430
819
614
553
455
455
547
719
807
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11PM1.25m
1:04AM1.24m
2:54PM1.33m
2:19AM1.05m
3:42PM1.44m
4:07AM0.91m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.11m
7:35PM0.75m
7:55AM0.24m
9:02PM0.68m
8:33AM0.39m
10:37PM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:59
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
20
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
21
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
19
19
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
18
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
390
312
316
312
312
429
559
539
376
371
258
322
367
60
85
90
819
614
102
128
125
147
156
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
SW
21
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
151
151
114
116
116
95
16
224
20
224
210
392
455
441
362
430
96
99
553
455
455
547
719
807
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
0.2
SSW
8
0.5
SW
21
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
6
6
87
54
54
123
227
6
224
47
48
47
47
552
388
388
28
118
223
217
186
217
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
6
5
8
14
18
22
33
43
54
183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
295
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
249
13
13
13
13
13
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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