Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 10PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)--
Afternoon (09 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
!
!
!
3
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)121215151514141414141413131313131212111111101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)672692116811681049980754803912799691555437367303440135413241087859651551524486
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
1.27
4:35AM
1.32
7:56PM
0.92
5:35AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.38
11:54AM
0.23
12:38PM
0.09
11:04PM
0.87
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:33-
Sunset-5:28-------5:29-------5:30------
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------5431------
Temp. °C222019181716161718171717161615151516151514141315
Feels °C (?)201919181716161615151514121213141415141412131112
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