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 Friday 27 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)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
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818171616161616161615151515151514141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7910910997135190206134147146196221215228169157155153163158149145143141
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassononononglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
1.67
7:38PM
1.15
6:38AM
1.77
8:05PM
1.26
7:25AM
1.82
8:33PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.72
1:05PM
-0.32
12:32AM
0.55
1:42PM
-0.38
1:19AM
0.39
2:16PM
-0.38
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:44-------5:44-------5:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212223262826252423222224242220191918182122211918
Feels °C (?)202122242624242322212222232121202018192120191817
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