Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
344
322
305
301
301
350
301
255
255
251
251
203
203
248
257
295
206
197
302
203
306
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:28PM1.93m
1:44AM1.56m
2:05PM1.92m
2:56AM1.38m
2:46PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.60m
7:53PM0.74m
7:29AM0.80m
9:00PM0.73m
8:00AM0.99m
10:17PM0.72m
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
20
19
19
15
15
15
15
16
21
21
20
16
16
17
18
19
24
23
21
16
17
Feels °C
15
20
17
18
14
14
15
14
15
20
19
19
15
16
17
17
18
23
21
19
15
17
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