Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 12AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 776 | 875 | 683 | 573 | 573 | 635 | 725 | 808 | 891 | 878 | 1207 | 1422 | 1553 | 1690 | 1641 | 1585 | 1443 | 800 | 1633 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.57m | 7:13AM1.02m | 4:57PM1.64m | 7:39AM1.15m | 6:11PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.15m | 10:15AM0.99m | 00:46AM-0.01m | 11:59AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 625 | 776 | 875 | 683 | 573 | 545 | 635 | 725 | 808 | 891 | 878 | 1207 | 1422 | 1553 | 1690 | 1641 | 1585 | 1443 | 638 | 1633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 269 | 304 | 286 | 350 | 453 | 573 | 573 | 525 | 436 | 436 | 430 | 40 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 653 | 31 | 800 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 50 | 9 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 83 | 84 | 70 | 65 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 9 | — | 13 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | — | 10 | 9 | — | 3 | 91 | — | — | 83 | 57 | 55 | — | 8 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 80 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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