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 Tuesday 10 Mar 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
15.5° C
(Which is 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 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)22s
Evening (10 Mar)2ft (0.6m)21s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111112221212121202020191919191918181717171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140140170138154260359359467560523512502533644630466464443433433528528522
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
1.26
2:32AM
1.18
4:48AM
1.19
8:27PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.35
12:06PM
0.25
12:59PM
0.12
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--7:05-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:52-------6:52-------6:53--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161516171817151514141417191918181921232627282425
Feels °C (?)171517161615141514141416161717171719202322242021
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