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 Monday 01 Jun 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 10PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (01 Jun)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
20
1.2
SSW
19
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
807
789
780
744
617
595
532
525
519
519
512
512
425
409
455
316
264
264
330
392
983
455
475
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28AM1.00m
10:03PM1.69m
12:11PM0.99m
10:35PM1.64m
12:56PM0.98m
11:09PM1.58m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.73m
5:32AM-0.13m
4:11PM0.76m
6:11AM-0.09m
4:47PM0.80m
6:52AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
21
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
19
1.1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
817
807
789
780
744
617
595
532
525
519
519
512
512
425
409
455
211
264
264
264
387
983
206
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
SW
18
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
191
191
150
150
119
110
77
73
71
71
71
71
18
20
21
23
316
35
39
60
81
103
436
475
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
20
0.3
SSE
13
0.8
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
Energy kJ
13
42
39
39
38
42
43
43
71
70
69
98
98
149
101
66
64
258
258
330
392
33
455
388
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
111
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Distance (km)
14
14
14
13
0
13
13
14
323
13
13
14
13
0
13
14
14
14
13
21
0
33
33
35
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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