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 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 9PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (25 Feb)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)101511191919101413131318181818171616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53545759595949464645461237910910997135190206134147146196221
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.91
4:37AM
1.56
7:12PM
1.04
5:44AM
1.67
7:38PM
1.15
6:38AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
-0.05
10:02PM
0.84
12:22PM
-0.21
11:34PM
0.72
1:05PM
-0.32
12:32AM
0.55
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:16-
Sunset-5:42-------5:43-------5:44------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202018171818182223222020212122242624222220201921
Feels °C (?)181917161817172120201919202021232423212219201921
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