Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131314141320201818181716161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102686767697973691331963565656558961011838783662662637580565557459
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
1.38
5:03PM
0.77
4:24AM
1.43
6:49PM
0.83
5:12AM
1.49
7:41PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.39
8:54PM
0.69
12:14PM
0.22
10:04PM
0.77
12:56PM
0.07
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----5:00-------5:01-------5:02--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414172120181717161618212119181818182022212120
Feels °C (?)1099131716151312111214171615141414141618161717
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