Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
293
290
287
350
408
408
366
352
348
348
348
411
353
269
262
255
255
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:22PM2.18m
10:26AM1.89m
10:11PM2.09m
10:55AM1.96m
10:59PM1.96m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.23m
4:09PM0.70m
4:38AM0.36m
4:56PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
26
23
23
23
25
28
27
25
20
20
20
20
20
23
23
21
16
16
Feels °C
26
24
24
23
25
27
25
23
20
20
20
19
19
22
22
20
16
17
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