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 Tuesday 26 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
405
307
312
316
316
289
226
226
229
303
303
246
246
207
207
204
204
204
207
217
229
175
203
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:08PM1.62m
7:55AM1.06m
7:37PM1.68m
8:44AM1.05m
8:05PM1.72m
9:28AM1.04m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.10m
1:07PM0.45m
2:39AM-0.02m
1:37PM0.54m
3:13AM-0.11m
2:06PM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:47
7:49
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
18
14
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
16
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
0.8
SSW
14
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
480
405
307
103
158
220
240
204
163
229
303
303
246
246
207
164
158
123
204
207
217
229
175
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
21
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
Energy kJ
30
28
28
312
316
316
289
226
226
161
229
223
217
210
45
207
204
204
123
91
83
78
149
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
22
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
21
0.3
WNW
20
0.3
WNW
20
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
7
7
6
28
22
42
52
38
36
2
2
12
2
9
2
42
75
75
108
178
104
115
18
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
43
53
83
73
176
80
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
37
37
149
14
14
14
240
987
37
37
13
13
0
14
312
295
13
13
13
13
13
13
295
14
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
6
4
4
1
4
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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