
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 8PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
975 | 1192 | 907 | 886 | 808 | 798 | 788 | 798 | 674 | 724 | 715 | 715 | 604 | 596 | 546 | 604 | 1028 | 573 | 1057 | 1057 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.81m | 10:39AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.82m | 11:04AM1.26m | 10:14PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.69m | 4:17AM-0.14m | 3:29PM0.64m | 4:44AM-0.14m | 4:06PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
975 | 1192 | 907 | 886 | 808 | 798 | 788 | 798 | 674 | 724 | 715 | 715 | 449 | 596 | 411 | 604 | 1028 | 573 | 1057 | 1057 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | WNW 7 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
84 | 79 | 65 | 83 | 416 | 360 | 435 | 423 | 423 | 388 | 377 | 383 | 604 | 417 | 546 | 330 | 55 | 295 | 43 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — |
103 | 8 | 314 | 334 | 85 | 65 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 64 | 42 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 154 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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