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Imperial Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Imperial Beach surf Forecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 PDT
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 15.6°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 17.7 °C min: 14.2 °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 15.6°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 17.7 °C min: 14.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 561 | 525 | 417 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 400 | 371 | 371 | 309 | 293 | 285 | 269 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 255 | 255 | 408 | 399 | 395 | 390 | 243 | 222 | 219 | 343 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 402 | 206 | 159 | 157 | 198 | 163 | 347 | 169 | 203 | 206 | 225 | 469 | 232 | 427 | 330 | 397 | 392 | 475 | 475 | 469 | 196 | 193 | 183 | 178 | 153 | 153 | 150 | 148 | 136 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:44AM 1.30 | 7:58PM 1.30 | 7:27AM 1.33 | 8:14PM 1.38 | 8:05AM 1.33 | 8:31PM 1.47 | 8:39AM 1.31 | 8:50PM 1.55 | 9:14AM 1.28 | 9:09PM 1.62 | 9:49AM 1.23 | 9:30PM 1.67 | 10:26AM 1.16 | 9:53PM 1.70 | 11:06AM 1.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.05 | 1:38AM 0.44 | 1:48PM 0.08 | 2:10AM 0.29 | 2:10PM 0.12 | 2:40AM 0.16 | 2:32PM 0.18 | 3:10AM 0.04 | 2:52PM 0.25 | 3:41AM -0.05 | 3:13PM 0.33 | 4:14AM -0.11 | 3:34PM 0.42 | 4:49AM -0.14 | 3:54PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 |
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| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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