Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
4
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
286
281
270
275
242
247
247
247
176
215
253
245
249
302
383
422
442
455
475
443
424
398
318
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
S
5
SE
10
SW
15
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:35AM1.77m
9:11PM1.93m
9:55AM1.86m
9:54PM1.89m
10:17AM1.96m
10:39PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.43m
3:14PM0.84m
3:38AM0.48m
3:53PM0.69m
4:04AM0.57m
4:33PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
25
24
23
19
19
18
19
19
25
25
23
18
18
18
18
18
21
21
19
15
14
Feels °C
22
20
21
25
24
24
20
20
18
19
18
23
22
21
18
18
18
17
18
20
19
17
14
13
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