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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 3 am Monday 12 Jan 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
16.3° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)202018181817161616161615151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1331963565656558961011838783662662637580565557459421402307307303298238235
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
1.43
6:49PM
0.83
5:12AM
1.49
7:41PM
0.91
5:55AM
1.56
8:12PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.22
10:04PM
0.77
12:56PM
0.07
11:11PM
0.80
1:30PM
-0.05
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----5:01-------5:02-------5:04--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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. °C161616192121191918181820232220201919192123222120
Feels °C (?)121211141717151514131316181716171616161819181818
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