
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 5AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Pier (North and South). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
455 | 547 | 719 | 807 | 521 | 602 | 717 | 552 | 559 | 559 | 675 | 667 | 552 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 451 | 422 | 411 | 405 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07AM0.91m | 4:34PM1.56m | 5:58AM0.88m | 5:28PM1.70m | 7:25AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.53m | 9:21AM0.53m | 00:00AM0.30m | 10:23AM0.65m | 1:04AM0.05m | 11:33AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
113 | 134 | 176 | 191 | 210 | 186 | 183 | 178 | 155 | 159 | 163 | 207 | 275 | 287 | 248 | 265 | 225 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 132 | 158 | 411 | 405 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
455 | 547 | 719 | 807 | 521 | 602 | 717 | 552 | 559 | 559 | 675 | 667 | 552 | 539 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 176 | 141 | 138 | 451 | 422 | 118 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 |
186 | 217 | 13 | 13 | 207 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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