Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161618181818181818161616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208208208208163211268322444455607541449229276477587587595532532441436430
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononononcross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
1.21
3:35AM
1.15
7:23PM
1.00
5:12AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.23
11:50AM
0.16
11:26PM
0.88
12:32PM
0.08
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:14-------7:15
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C191817171719201918181818182020191818171616181818
Feels °C (?)201818171718191717171818191917161718171516171515
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