Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 10 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818171816161616161616161616161515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)607541449309276477587595595532447441436430512506480348339334334334339344
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassonononononononglassonononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
1.15
7:23PM
1.00
5:12AM
1.20
7:24PM
1.10
6:12AM
1.29
7:36PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
0.16
11:26PM
0.88
12:32PM
0.08
12:25AM
0.71
1:04PM
0.02
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:15-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1-------11--111
Temp. °C181718202020181817171718181817171616171818181716
Feels °C (?)181819191818171817171717151516171514151514151514
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