Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.5
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
248
255
295
206
175
179
211
259
249
255
258
269
287
291
251
196
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:56AM1.38m
2:46PM1.89m
4:40AM1.27m
3:36PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.73m
8:00AM0.99m
10:17PM0.72m
8:32AM1.14m
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6:24
6:24
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7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
17
17
18
23
24
22
17
17
18
18
20
25
24
23
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
17
16
17
22
22
21
16
17
18
17
19
24
23
22
18
19
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