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 Friday 06 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)--
Afternoon (06 Feb)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (06 Feb)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
4
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)181716161616151515141414141313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38204203415639553882352231852581228020611858161712801049799787787787799681629589579661
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.15
12:23AM
1.36
12:31PM
0.91
1:02AM
1.32
2:04PM
0.72
1:56AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.26
6:53AM
0.44
5:55PM
0.45
8:21AM
0.46
5:59PM
0.62
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset-5:24-------5:25-------5:27------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181816161616161820191818191921232624232120181919
Feels °C (?)161715161616151617161717171718202219201818161818
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