Imperial Beach Current Conditions Summary

Imperial Beach in Imperial Beach, CA is a beach break. Current conditions: 0.5 ft waves, wsw 9 mph (onshore), rising → high. Onshore wind all day making conditions choppy. Imperial Beach is a beach break in Imperial Beach, CA. IB is one of San Diego's best south swell receivers thanks to its SW-facing exposure at 250 degrees. Summer south and SSW swells in the 3-6 ft range are the bread and butter—the beach break produces fun, peaky waves with occasional long lefts along the pier. Winter NW swells mostly miss IB or arrive with too much west in them, producing closeouts. The sandbar near the pier's south side often has the best-shaped peaks. On overhead south swells, IB can produce surprisingly powerful waves that catch visitors off guard. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.