Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
2 PM
5 PM
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)
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
290
227
307
361
298
251
251
209
232
285
323
379
442
463
426
435
415
402
419
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
S
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:41PM1.64m
11:36PM1.97m
1:07PM1.70m
00:16AM1.82m
1:35PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:43PM1.06m
6:32AM0.40m
6:31PM1.02m
6:58AM0.52m
7:26PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
16
16
18
19
21
25
24
22
17
16
17
17
19
22
22
20
15
14
Feels °C
22
20
16
16
17
18
20
24
23
21
17
17
17
16
19
21
20
19
15
14
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