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Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414131312121616161514141414131313131312121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110346297286277248240269266329288301529521485367361298298131263183142104
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
S
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.75
10:51PM
1.21
9:58AM
1.65
11:22PM
1.26
10:36AM
1.50
11:56PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
-0.24
3:55AM
0.53
4:55PM
-0.16
4:41AM
0.52
5:23PM
-0.03
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---5:08-------5:09-------5:10----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171921191719181717181918171818171617181716161515
Feels °C (?)151719171619171616171717171817171516151414151415
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