Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Imperial Pier (North and South) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.3° 

Imperial Pier (North and South) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
149
109
112
123
239
239
239
222
126
231
217
197
197
199
207
276
311
255
246
235
173
270
270
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:28AM1.06m
6:22PM1.50m
8:39AM1.12m
7:09PM1.60m
8:53AM1.18m
7:46PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.22m
12:02PM0.98m
1:53AM0.12m
12:57PM0.88m
2:23AM0.03m
1:35PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
25
27
26
26
24
25
Feels °C
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
26
26
25
27
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