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: 4 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
23.4°C
3.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
2 PM
5 PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
113
111
109
152
190
192
238
294
294
226
222
342
293
238
276
231
266
614
614
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:08PM1.65m
00:56AM1.07m
12:49PM1.63m
2:35AM0.90m
1:49PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.31m
6:00AM0.60m
8:19PM0.33m
6:22AM0.77m
10:05PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
21
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