Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)181716161616161615151515151515141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)304487539651526520513590545531524517517422422411394372302302302302302232
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
glasscrossonononononglassglassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
1.09
10:54PM
1.57
12:09PM
0.96
11:16PM
1.50
1:04PM
0.83
11:40PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.43
5:55AM
0.01
4:49PM
0.55
6:40AM
0.09
4:58PM
0.66
7:38AM
0.19
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-
Sunset-7:09-------7:10-------7:10------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242220191919192222222019181717191918171616161618
Feels °C (?)202020191919182019201919181716181716161616161517
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