Imperial Pier Southside Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Imperial Pier Southside is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the W, with light wind from the W, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | light wind from the W |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-06-26 11:26 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 3.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 17s |
| Swell direction | S (183°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46232 (17 mi away) |
| Wind | 2 kt from the NW — NDBC TIXC1 (0 mi away) |
Imperial Pier Southside 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Imperial Pier Southside from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jun 26 | 4 ft | 16s SSW | 10 kt WNW |
| Sat Jun 27 | 4–5 ft | 17s SW | 12 kt W |
| Sun Jun 28 | 4–5 ft | 15s SSW | 10 kt W |
| Mon Jun 29 | 4–5 ft | 16s SW | 9 kt WSW |
| Tue Jun 30 | 4 ft | 17s SW | 9 kt WNW |
| Wed Jul 1 | 3–4 ft | 17s SW | 9 kt WNW |
| Thu Jul 2 | 3–4 ft | 17s SSW | 8 kt NW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9410170 (SAN DIEGO (Broadway)), the nearest tide station (10 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 00:35 — High 4.847 ft
- 2026-06-06 08:21 — Low 0.365 ft
- 2026-06-06 15:30 — High 3.796 ft
- 2026-06-06 20:04 — Low 3.028 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:36 — High 4.374 ft
- 2026-06-07 09:08 — Low 0.628 ft
Frequently asked
Is Imperial Pier Southside good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-06-26 11:26 UTC), Imperial Pier Southside is marginal: the live 2–4 ft long-period groundswell swell from the S is off its ideal W direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is calm from the NW.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Imperial Pier Southside come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 46232) and the nearest NOAA tide station (SAN DIEGO (Broadway)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Imperial Pier Southside?
Imperial Pier Southside is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the W, with light wind from the W, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Imperial Pier Southside is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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