Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Issued: 10 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
19.9° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 6PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
542
834
1195
1322
1183
925
878
795
786
984
984
984
973
951
793
755
651
651
643
635
627
701
683
666
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:47AM1.16m
10:43PM2.03m
12:38PM1.18m
11:34PM1.90m
1:31PM1.21m
00:28AM1.70m
Low Tide
5:15AM-0.52m
4:22PM0.62m
6:03AM-0.45m
5:19PM0.64m
6:51AM-0.33m
6:22PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:58
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
542
834
1195
1322
1183
925
878
795
786
984
984
984
973
951
793
755
651
651
643
635
627
701
683
666
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
249
395
431
356
356
327
308
299
299
236
184
202
198
187
187
144
144
139
127
121
89
88
88
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.3
S
12
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
186
10
9
9
8
11
12
25
8
8
9
6
6
6
38
96
95
37
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
17
11
11
10
14
15
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
6
10
11
12
12
12
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
863
14
13
13
13
13
13
624
863
13
14
13
13
13
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
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4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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