Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 22 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 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111010101010111111111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393939383737372324688682102128180198153153194236232183179161
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
0
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
0.91
12:26AM
1.51
2:16PM
0.73
1:34AM
1.48
3:08AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.21
5:27PM
0.45
8:02AM
0.22
5:49PM
0.62
9:57AM
0.12
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:24-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:39-------5:40----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151719181716161717202221191919181621212018181817
Feels °C (?)121315141413131414161817161616151419171716161616
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