California

The Pier Beach

beach (unverified)

2.0Updated 32 min ago

Facing southwest, The Pier Beach is a surf spot in California. The optimal swell comes from the southwest, and the offshore wind is from the northeast.

Swell height

2.7ft

Model estimate

14s period

Swell

SSW

195°

Windcross

7 mph

SSE

Tide

—

Conditions

Mixed

swell mix · 9% wind sea

Not calibrated against CDIP, so it can read higher than nearshore swell height. How our heights work →

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

2.0ft

14s

72%

Wind sea

ENE

1.8ft

not surfable

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.2ft

19s

26%

P3 (tertiary)

0.4ft

Swell height (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach (unverified)

Tide preference—

Crowdmoderate

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 228°

WindENE offshore

Tide—

Breakbeach (unverified)

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46285

Hs2.6 ft

Tp14s

DirSSW

Water73°F

Reading10/17/2026, 3:26:00 AM

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5-day forecast

Time

Rating

Swell (ft)

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Fri, Oct 16

11pm

2.8

14s

SSW195°

13mphoffshore

—

Sat, Oct 17

2am

2.9

14s

SSW193°

1mphoffshore

—

5am

2.9

14s

S187°

2mphcross

—

8am

3.1

18s

SSW195°

2mphonshore

4.2ft

11am

3.3

17s

SSW193°

3mphcross-on

4.2ft

2pm

3.4

18s

SSW195°

7mphcross-on

4.2ft↓

5pm

3.4

18s

SSW195°

5mphcross

3.5ft↓

8pm

3.4

17s

SSW195°

6mphcross-off

2.0ft↓

11pm

3.4

17s

SSW195°

7mphoffshore

1.1ft

Sun, Oct 18

2am

3.5

17s

SSW195°

7mphoffshore

1.6ft↑

5am

3.5

17s

SSW195°

7mphoffshore

2.9ft↑

8am

3.5

16s

SSW195°

2mphoffshore

3.6ft↓

11am

3.5

16s

SSW194°

6mphonshore

3.5ft↑

2pm

3.5

16s

SSW195°

7mphonshore

3.9ft↑

5pm

3.6

16s

SSW195°

4mphcross-on

4.0ft↓

8pm

3.6

15s

SSW194°

9mphcross

2.6ft

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CDIP MOP data for this spot courtesy of CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.