Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.7°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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
164
167
203
203
203
203
200
162
125
119
147
142
138
136
136
106
104
104
234
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
N
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
0
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:15PM1.94m
7:44AM1.66m
6:30PM1.95m
8:16AM1.77m
7:34PM1.96m
Low Tide
11:23AM1.30m
00:46AM0.30m
12:43PM1.15m
1:34AM0.31m
1:44PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
26
24
25
24
23
23
28
27
24
21
21
21
21
21
26
26
24
20
21
Feels °C
26
27
25
26
24
23
23
27
26
24
22
22
21
21
21
26
26
24
21
22
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