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 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Imperial Pier (North and South) sea temperature is
20.7° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 10AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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 Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
353
372
382
387
310
306
287
242
236
236
236
236
236
233
229
166
158
156
154
154
154
151
98
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:01AM0.88m
2:37PM1.41m
3:56PM1.38m
8:31AM0.99m
5:20PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.76m
10:51PM0.45m
00:24AM0.34m
9:59AM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:25
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
24
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
25
25
25
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
26
25
26
24
25
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