Imperial Pier (North and South) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Imperial Pier (North and South) today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Pier (North and South) at 5PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)191818181818181716161616161616151515151515151515151514141414141414141613131314141414141413131313131318171717171818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)558495589470546676665602561539529493493450440388419446442470311360376397416386290227175233240242256260266213187195199203201203196195157162107101150143201164160245248251283272384383
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassononononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
1.34
12:58AM
1.36
2:27PM
1.43
2:09AM
1.12
3:17PM
1.52
3:51AM
0.94
4:15PM
1.62
5:48AM
0.89
5:15PM
1.73
7:23AM
0.95
6:14PM
1.83
8:26AM
1.04
7:10PM
1.93
9:13AM
1.12
8:01PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.65
7:37AM
0.18
8:36PM
0.60
8:16AM
0.36
10:13PM
0.47
9:04AM
0.53
11:46PM
0.27
10:08AM
0.68
12:57AM
0.05
11:25AM
0.76
1:53AM
-0.15
12:37PM
0.77
2:41AM
-0.29
1:38PM
0.72
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset-7:57-------7:55-------7:55-------7:54-------7:54-------7:53-------7:53-------7:52--
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County

  1. weather stationWind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Imperial Pier (North and South) (light winds from the W at BUOY-TIXC1 0 km from Imperial Pier (North and South)). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.4m 10s swell from the S as well as a 0.4m 19s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.1m 2s local chop from the SW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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