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 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.6
S
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
1192
907
886
808
798
788
798
674
724
715
715
604
596
546
604
1028
573
1057
1057
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
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
clear
part cloud
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>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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