Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

Imperial Pier (North and South) surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 22 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
304
249
249
192
134
171
176
284
295
299
299
299
302
302
367
299
248
229
255
217
214
214
214
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:51AM1.48m
4:24PM1.18m
3:13AM1.32m
5:17PM1.30m
4:37AM1.19m
6:00PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:18AM-0.07m
9:30PM0.77m
10:18AM0.04m
11:08PM0.63m
11:11AM0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.7
SW
18
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
126
304
95
249
192
134
171
176
284
295
299
299
299
302
302
367
299
248
229
255
217
214
214
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
134
126
249
93
85
74
14
66
66
57
36
34
44
44
41
33
33
33
33
36
140
175
134
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
15
14
125
87
99
111
72
71
71
44
44
44
18
18
44
37
37
36
36
15
20
20
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
8
91
33
57
57
2
39
1
4
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
14
0
0
14
628
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
628
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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