Imperial Beach · San Diego County · California
Imperial Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast, California
Imperial Beach Pier, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 5 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 5.7 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph onshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm.
8–9 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft
- Swell
- 5.7 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.7 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW), gusts 12onshore
- Tide
- 1.0 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 81°F
- Sun
- rise 6:13 amset 4:51 pm
Imperial Beach Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Imperial Beach Pier: 8 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Imperial Beach Pier: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W), gusts 9 | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pmnow | 8–9 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.5 ft |
Imperial Beach Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 pm, sets at Imperial Beach Pier arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 9.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 156 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 96% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Imperial Beach Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Imperial Beach Pier: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 10–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–11 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Imperial Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6–10 ft | Great | 3.6 ft · 14 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–8 ft | Great | 5.3 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–6 ft | Good | 3.5 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–7 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 5 mph onshore (W) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–9 ft | Great | 4.8 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 11 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–11 ft | Fair | 5.9 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph onshore (WNW) | 9 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–14 ft | Great | 9.1 ft · 18 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–12 ft | Good | 4.7 ft · 15 s · WNW | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–14 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (NW) | 17 mph onshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–9 ft | Great | — | 3 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Imperial Beach Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Imperial Beach Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Imperial Beach Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:43 am, high 6.8 ft at 8:04 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:15 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm. At 5 pm the tide is 1.0 ft and rising.
Imperial Beach Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:43 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:04 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:15 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:14 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:33 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:41 amHigh 6.3 ft at 8:57 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:08 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 2:52 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:31 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:09 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:10 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:04 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:31 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:37 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:43 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 3:30 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:31 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:26 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:01 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:44 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:41 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:35 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:21 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Imperial Beach Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Imperial Beach Pier is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 81°F and a 7 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Imperial Beach Pier
- Tijuana Sloughs2.0 mi S · 7–8 ft · Fair
- Silver Strand3.7 mi N · 5–7 ft · Good
- Coronado Beach6.9 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Point Loma8.6 mi NW · 8–9 ft · Great
- Sunset Cliffs12 mi NW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Ocean Beach14 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
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About Imperial Beach Pier
Imperial Beach Pier is a pier in Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, facing west. Also called IB Pier.
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