Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 242 | 247 | 207 | 207 | 247 | 215 | 253 | 241 | 249 | 256 | 277 | 335 | 306 | 372 | 726 | 389 | 381 | 586 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.93m | 9:55AM1.86m | 9:54PM1.89m | 10:17AM1.96m | 10:39PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.84m | 3:38AM0.48m | 3:53PM0.69m | 4:04AM0.57m | 4:33PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 275 | 242 | 247 | 207 | 207 | 247 | 64 | 253 | 241 | 249 | 256 | 277 | 335 | 306 | 372 | 398 | 260 | 277 | 364 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 192 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 215 | 62 | 71 | 51 | 241 | 223 | 223 | 234 | 277 | 260 | 57 | 57 | 290 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 94 | 76 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 51 | 53 | 2 | — | 55 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 726 | 389 | 381 | 586 | 493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 235 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 235 | 89 | 9 | 9 |
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