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 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 12PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1070
1070
959
825
791
808
799
891
891
1007
1007
1149
1149
897
786
805
854
998
874
1133
1107
930
897
886
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:27AM1.08m
8:02PM1.72m
9:50AM1.12m
8:38PM1.78m
10:14AM1.16m
9:10PM1.81m
Low Tide
2:51AM-0.03m
1:40PM0.81m
3:21AM-0.09m
2:18PM0.75m
3:50AM-0.12m
2:54PM0.69m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
24
25
24
23
23
22
21
22
24
25
24
23
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
21
23
22
25
26
25
25
25
23
22
23
24
25
24
24
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
22
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