Pacific Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 117.26° W

Pacific Beach Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pacific Beach Pier sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.8° 

Pacific Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Pacific Beach Pier surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SW swell with 411 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pacific Beach Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Pacific Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pacific Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 16th Sep)1.5ft (0.5m) 16s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 16th Sep)1.5ft (0.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 2AM (Fri 11th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pacific Beach Pier over the next 16 days.


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