Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
489 | 437 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 288 | 284 | 293 | 322 | 177 | 232 | 237 | 240 | 179 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.56m | 00:33AM1.30m | 1:02PM1.53m | 1:30AM1.06m | 1:43PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.39m | 6:25AM0.39m | 7:38PM0.45m | 6:48AM0.59m | 8:58PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
489 | 437 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
19 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 288 | 284 | 293 | 322 | 158 | 232 | 237 | 240 | 118 | 268 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 177 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 179 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 25 | 26 | 42 | — | 46 | 49 | 34 | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 244 | 220 |
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