Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 PST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 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 11AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (02 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (02 Dec)5ft (1.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)212020191818181717161616161615151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42476993210481111124312311357126413641175106411951025860696639536529549413312246269
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
W
5
W
10
N
5
NNE
0
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onglasscrossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.94
7:33PM
1.20
6:57AM
2.07
8:27PM
1.20
7:38AM
2.15
9:21PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
0.42
1:21PM
-0.21
12:31AM
0.49
2:08PM
-0.39
1:13AM
0.55
2:55PM
-0.49
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset-----4:42-------4:42-------4:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C151515161716161616161616171616161616161820191817
Feels °C (?)141413151514151515151515151416141515151516141514
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