Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 11 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1616151515151515151515151414141414141497161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512506480348339334334334339344339305233226226226229226210227108173229173
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.10
6:12AM
1.29
7:36PM
1.22
7:00AM
1.37
7:55PM
1.36
7:44AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
0.71
1:04PM
0.02
1:08AM
0.51
1:33PM
-0.01
1:47AM
0.30
2:01PM
0.00
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:22-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--111--11----1----------
Temp. °C181717171718191717161615161616171616151616171717
Feels °C (?)171616161414151315131312141113121112121414141414
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