Imperial Pier (North and South) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.58° N 117.13° W

Imperial Pier (North and South) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.4°C
2.8° 

Imperial Pier (North and South) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
186
180
175
172
170
134
136
183
296
257
271
295
289
323
455
444
434
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM1.63m
7:31AM1.44m
7:00PM1.69m
7:59AM1.58m
7:48PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:01AM-0.04m
1:05PM0.55m
1:38AM-0.04m
1:50PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
29
28
28
29
31
31
29
28
27
26
25
26
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
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