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California

Imperial Beach Pier

beachtide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.2ft

13s period

Swell

SSW

203°

Windoffshore

4 mph

ENE

Tide

-0.2 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

28% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.3ft

13s

40%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

1.2ft

17s

34%

P2 (secondary)

WSW

1.0ft

14s

25%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdlight

Hazardsrips, pollution, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46235

Hs3.0 ft

Tp13s

DirW

Water63°F

Reading5/3/2026, 12:00:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

2.2

13s

SSW203°

4mphcross-off

-0.2ft↑

5am

1.9

13s

SSW202°

1mphonshore

0.7ft↑

8am

2.0

15s

SSW203°

3mphcross

3.5ft↓

11am

2.2

16s

SSW204°

6mphonshore

3.3ft↓

2pm

2.3

15s

SSW203°

11mphonshore

1.1ft↑

5pm

2.4

14s

WSW246°

9mphonshore

2.5ft↑

8pm

2.3

15s

SSW202°

4mphonshore

5.7ft↓

11pm

2.4

15s

SSW202°

4mphonshore

4.7ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.4

14s

SSW201°

4mphcross

0.4ft↓

5am

2.4

14s

SSW201°

5mphcross

-0.5ft↑

8am

2.3

14s

SSW201°

5mphcross

2.7ft↑

11am

2.2

14s

SSW200°

10mphcross-on

3.8ft↓

2pm

2.6

14s

SSW203°

10mphonshore

1.7ft↑

5pm

2.6

12s

WSW242°

9mphcross-on

2.1ft↑

8pm

2.6

12s

WSW241°

5mphonshore

5.6ft↑

11pm

2.5

11s

WSW240°

3mphcross-on

5.7ft

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