Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Issued: 4 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
19.6° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 8PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
803
720
693
536
476
476
476
476
476
375
375
288
272
229
181
211
264
310
264
264
436
414
380
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:20PM1.33m
2:37AM1.24m
4:14PM1.41m
4:00AM1.05m
5:03PM1.48m
5:31AM0.94m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.67m
9:13AM0.19m
10:35PM0.58m
10:00AM0.36m
00:00AM0.43m
10:48AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
906
803
720
693
536
476
476
476
476
476
362
357
288
272
229
178
178
264
310
264
180
436
414
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
20
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
W
4
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SW
19
Energy kJ
21
82
74
110
186
11
11
6
63
255
375
375
252
154
10
181
211
178
175
178
264
253
332
380
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
S
15
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
W
4
0.5
SW
18
0.5
W
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
51
21
136
186
110
134
71
69
123
61
60
60
60
9
154
11
55
32
15
13
154
8
8
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
10
14
15
16
11
8
12
12
11
11
12
12
15
13
13
15
15
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
660
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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