Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
386
392
443
465
574
589
490
432
388
336
364
475
536
464
313
255
258
226
181
232
197
197
241
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:52AM1.27m
5:59PM2.13m
8:19AM1.33m
6:51PM2.26m
9:23AM1.42m
7:45PM2.38m
Low Tide
10:59AM1.05m
1:41AM0.38m
12:03PM1.14m
2:35AM0.16m
1:10PM1.17m
3:26AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
19
23
22
21
16
15
16
16
18
22
22
20
16
15
16
17
18
23
22
21
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
18
21
19
19
15
16
16
15
18
21
21
19
16
15
16
17
18
22
21
21
19
19
18
16
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