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 Monday 13 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131316161616131615151515151515141414141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22922621020499173229173171141273249191246191144144188186183183183233288
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononononononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.36
7:44AM
1.41
8:18PM
1.51
8:28AM
1.43
8:43PM
1.65
9:12AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
0.30
2:01PM
0.00
2:26AM
0.09
2:29PM
0.05
3:06AM
-0.09
2:58PM
0.12
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:17-------7:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151517181817161616161718181716161616171818
Feels °C (?)121313141415151515151515151516161715161616151515
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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