Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 4PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 651 | 643 | 635 | 627 | 701 | 683 | 666 | 640 | 439 | 444 | 444 | 459 | 536 | 614 | 640 | 871 | 894 | 906 | 803 | 720 | 693 | 536 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.21m | 00:28AM1.70m | 2:25PM1.26m | 1:28AM1.47m | 3:20PM1.33m | 2:37AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51AM-0.33m | 6:22PM0.67m | 7:38AM-0.17m | 7:34PM0.69m | 8:26AM0.01m | 9:00PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 7:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 651 | 651 | 643 | 635 | 627 | 701 | 683 | 666 | 640 | 350 | 404 | 398 | 459 | 536 | 614 | 640 | 871 | 894 | 906 | 803 | 720 | 693 | 536 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 144 | 139 | 127 | 121 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 95 | 439 | 444 | 444 | 316 | 34 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 82 | 74 | 110 | 186 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 38 | 96 | 95 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 103 | 25 | 53 | 35 | 49 | 50 | 87 | 86 | 51 | 51 | 21 | 136 | 186 | 110 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 104 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 876 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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