Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 457 | 367 | 389 | 394 | 394 | 389 | 321 | 321 | 217 | 376 | 317 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 173 | 176 | 195 | 133 | 210 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 113 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.98m | 9:16AM1.11m | 8:08PM2.08m | 9:59AM1.19m | 8:58PM2.14m | 10:40AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM-0.34m | 1:41PM0.69m | 3:31AM-0.45m | 2:36PM0.62m | 4:15AM-0.49m | 3:28PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 457 | 367 | 389 | 394 | 394 | 389 | 321 | 321 | 217 | 376 | 317 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 173 | 176 | 195 | 110 | 210 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 111 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 69 | 119 | 209 | 16 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 128 | 123 | 89 | 87 | 133 | 133 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 197 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 13 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 96 | 133 | 133 | 45 | 45 | 95 | 92 | 113 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 240 | 13 |
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