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Imperial Beach Pier water quality & water temp today

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Closure: Imperial Beach Municipal Beach – Imperial Beach Pier; Closure: Imperial Beach Municipal Beach – Cortez Ave; Closure: Imperial Beach Municipal Beach – Carnation Ave.; Closure: Imperial Beach Municipal Beach – End of Seacoast Dr

Source: County of San Diego DEHQ (sdbeachinfo.com) · updated Mon Oct 26, 11:24 AM PT

Water temp

73.6°F

NOAA NDBC SDBC1 – 9410170 - San Diego, CA, 16 km away · Tue Oct 27, 1:30 PM PT

What to wear

Boardshorts or a bikini/top

≥72°F trunks · 66–71 spring/2mm · 62–65 3/2 · 58–61 4/3 · <58 4/3–5/4 + booties

Latest bacteria grade

A+ dry · n/s wet

Imperial Beach, projection of Carnation Av. · Heal the Bay Beach Report Card · Aug 21, 2026 (n/s = not sampled)

Rain (72 h)

0.00″

NWS KSAN · below the 0.1″ advisory threshold

Official monitoring stations

About Imperial Beach Pier

Imperial Beach Pier is a beach break beside the Imperial Beach pier near the Tijuana River mouth in San Diego County. Like most Southern California breaks, its water quality is driven mostly by runoff: after rain, storm drains, creeks and river mouths flush bacteria into the surf zone, and county health officers advise staying out of the ocean for at least 72 hours. During dry weather, water near creek mouths, piers and enclosed beaches still tends to grade worse than open coastline. County agencies sample weekly (more often in summer) and post advisories when bacteria exceed state standards, or close beaches after sewage spills. Ocean temperatures here typically run from the high 50s°F in spring upwelling to the low-to-mid 70s°F in late summer, so check the live reading above before choosing your rubber.

Wetsuit picks

Today's call here: Boardshorts or a bikini/top. Gear recommendations for each thickness are coming soon.

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