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Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Imperial Pier (North and South) surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 170 | 120 | 163 | 326 | 344 | 348 | 348 | 273 | 252 | 242 | 239 | 301 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 175 | 163 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 156 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 1.33 | 9:44PM 1.86 | 10:49AM 1.23 | 10:19PM 1.90 | 11:44AM 1.10 | 10:59PM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM -0.25 | 3:29PM 0.23 | 4:34AM -0.34 | 4:00PM 0.35 | 5:24AM -0.35 | 4:34PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
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