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 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
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0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
891
878
1190
1402
1342
1496
1452
1264
735
697
1470
1202
1259
1240
1086
1121
1012
980
852
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM1.64m
7:39AM1.15m
6:11PM1.76m
8:06AM1.27m
7:09PM1.87m
Low Tide
00:46AM-0.01m
11:59AM0.87m
1:33AM-0.13m
1:02PM0.69m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
28
29
27
25
24
24
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
24
25
28
27
26
25
25
27
28
26
26
25
24
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