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Imperial Pier (North and South) surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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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
16.8° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | |
160 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 62 | 79 | 152 | 154 | 155 | 164 | 286 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.39m | 4:30PM0.87m | 00:47AM1.29m | 5:31PM0.96m | 2:19AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.13m | 5:27PM0.90m | 9:23AM0.16m | 8:24PM0.95m | 10:24AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
160 | 162 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 47 | 36 | 55 | 62 | 79 | 82 | 69 | 69 | 89 | 147 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
56 | 55 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 83 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 65 | 64 | 51 | 286 | 160 | 121 | 173 | 268 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
60 | 59 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 68 | 66 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 78 | 152 | 154 | 155 | 164 | 25 | 58 | 152 | 157 | 152 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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