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 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.2° C
2.0° 

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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
437
367
367
367
367
367
367
362
357
288
284
293
322
177
232
237
240
179
268
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
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>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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