Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

Imperial Pier (North and South) surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1515151515141414141414141414131313131388888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)524517517510422411394372372372302302302232229225222222222183235229229192
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglassononononononglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
1.50
1:04PM
0.83
11:40PM
1.42
2:40PM
0.74
12:11AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.09
4:58PM
0.66
7:38AM
0.19
4:44PM
0.74
9:03AM
0.25
Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:12-------7:13
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211919191819201917171616161819191818171617202121
Feels °C (?)201819201818181716171616161617181819171517201920
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