Imperial Beach Pier Current Conditions Summary

Imperial Beach Pier in Imperial Beach, CA is a jetty break. Current conditions: 0.7 ft waves, sw 5 mph (onshore), rising → high. Small for this break but conditions look fun — 0.7 ft with manageable wind. Imperial Beach Pier is a jetty break in Imperial Beach, CA. The pier creates a focused sandbar that produces powerful, wedging peaks on both sides. The north side tends to produce hollow lefts that barrel on bigger days, while the south side offers more workable rights. The wave here is heavier than most San Diego beach breaks due to the jetty effect and the shallow sandbars the pier structure creates. On solid south or southwest swells, IB Pier can produce legitimately heavy barrels that rival anywhere in the county. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.