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: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
344
335
313
206
192
200
198
195
192
189
216
219
219
264
260
257
366
310
306
251
306
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:30AM1.81m
1:20AM1.00m
12:17PM1.72m
3:24AM0.93m
1:27PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.09m
5:23AM0.78m
8:14PM0.15m
5:52AM0.92m
9:52PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:43
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6:34
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6:32
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6:31
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Temp °C
20
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
27
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
21
24
22
24
23
24
23
23
24
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
27
29
27
26
26
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