Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 573 | 558 | 632 | 530 | 523 | 387 | 496 | 485 | 480 | 380 | 338 | 399 | 491 | 541 | 541 | 826 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.65m | 8:53AM1.78m | 9:13PM1.57m | 9:20AM1.83m | 9:54PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.10m | 3:10PM0.08m | 3:05AM0.22m | 3:48PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 242 | 573 | 558 | 632 | 530 | 523 | 387 | 496 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 264 | 362 | 362 | 541 | 541 | 826 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 496 | 247 | 242 | 202 | 191 | 249 | 202 | 195 | 149 | 143 | 151 | 100 | 399 | 491 | 362 | 297 | 140 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 181 | 404 | 404 | 180 | 175 | 256 | 485 | 485 | 480 | 380 | 338 | 96 | 94 | 83 | 99 | 64 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 24 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 60 | 35 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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