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 pm Friday 03 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 2.2°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 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)82020191918181818171616161616161515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)155140202270267336413509304487539651526520513590545531524517517422422411
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcrossglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassononononglassonglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.62
11:26AM
1.09
10:54PM
1.57
12:09PM
0.96
11:16PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.30
5:17AM
-0.05
4:33PM
0.43
5:55AM
0.01
4:49PM
0.55
6:40AM
0.09
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------6:33-------6:31-------6:30-
Sunset-7:08-------7:09-------7:10------
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222219201919202324222119192019212322201918181819
Feels °C (?)202119191817182020181918181917182020191817191818
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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