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 Sunday 12 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151515141414141414141371616161613161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339344339305233226226226229226210204124173229173171141273249191246146144
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.22
7:00AM
1.37
7:55PM
1.36
7:44AM
1.41
8:18PM
1.51
8:28AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.51
1:33PM
-0.01
1:47AM
0.30
2:01PM
0.00
2:26AM
0.09
2:29PM
0.05
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:18---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:16-------7:17
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C171716161617171716161615161718171616161515171817
Feels °C (?)161714141513121212121313151415141315161514151515
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