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Imperial Beach surf Forecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 PDT
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Imperial Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Imperial Beach sea temperature is 16.3°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.0 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 14.3 °C)
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Imperial Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Imperial Beach sea temperature is 16.3°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.0 °C max: 18.5 °C min: 14.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (26 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
2
W
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)15181818888910999999999999999999101010101010121111111111111111111010101017161616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1121973703665486297041315195514351070741572463363318318374374329344302295295367400477591598533482492501636593494494407407350350292286281270260214238206206203203203203203201193226174171
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.98
10:46PM
1.67
12:52PM
0.88
11:21PM
1.62
2:18PM
0.83
12:08AM
1.53
4:42PM
0.86
1:18AM
1.43
5:44PM
0.98
2:59AM
1.35
6:10PM
1.12
4:36AM
1.34
6:37PM
1.28
5:53AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
-0.13
4:15PM
0.61
6:15AM
-0.09
4:35PM
0.70
7:13AM
-0.04
4:55PM
0.79
8:25AM
0.00
5:17PM
0.89
9:43AM
0.00
8:47PM
0.95
10:50AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.82
11:44AM
-0.06
12:07AM
0.58
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58-
Sunset-----7:25-------7:27-------7:28-------7:29-------7:29-------7:30-------7:30------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414151516151515151516171716151414141718171716151415171817161515141517171715151514151718171615151515171818171616161719
Feels °C (?)111212121112101011131414141515151313131616151615151313151615151314121315141514141313141516151514151515161617161616161718

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