Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach · beach break

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Beginner

Wide, mellow sandy beach break at the southernmost tip of the California coast.

Waist-high, clean, well-organized — worth the drive for beginners.

🌅 Best window today: 4:00-6:00 AM — light wind, ~5 mph

📈 Building toward the biggest swell tonight (~3-4 ft), up from today's ~3-3 ft.

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Swell

3.3 ft

@ 15s · 75.7°F water

Buoy: Point Loma South, CA (191)

Tide

Low 2:31 AM (1.1 ft)
High 8:48 AM (6.2 ft)
Low 3:28 PM (-0.3 ft)
High 9:38 PM (4.5 ft)

Station: Imperial Beach

Weather

62°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph E

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