Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 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
16.8° C
(Which is 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 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
248
171
160
162
164
164
164
164
164
99
97
91
87
85
73
82
111
152
154
155
164
286
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:28PM0.84m
11:54PM1.39m
4:30PM0.87m
00:47AM1.29m
5:31PM0.96m
2:19AM1.19m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.07m
5:00PM0.83m
8:17AM0.13m
5:27PM0.90m
9:23AM0.16m
8:24PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:32
7:34
7:34
7:35
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
19
18
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1.1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
251
251
248
171
160
162
36
39
43
35
37
99
39
46
47
49
73
82
111
89
89
89
142
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
21
Energy kJ
21
24
56
56
56
55
164
164
164
164
164
68
97
83
82
56
55
79
54
64
71
50
164
286
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
58
56
9
9
60
59
35
26
25
24
24
36
66
91
87
85
61
61
78
152
154
155
44
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
25
24
27
26
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
13
13
657
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
323
14
14
14
0
15
0
154
14
14
13
13
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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