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: 4 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 12AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
269
614
614
607
687
655
632
625
776
875
683
666
657
617
725
704
784
1304
1546
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:49PM1.59m
5:50AM0.89m
3:21PM1.57m
7:13AM1.02m
4:57PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.29m
6:43AM0.91m
11:42PM0.15m
10:15AM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
25
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
24
23
24
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