
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
160 | 131 | 128 | 103 | 119 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 135 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 124 | 118 | 117 | 134 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.36m | 1:36PM1.87m | 4:51AM1.31m | 2:26PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.58m | 7:00AM1.17m | 9:27PM0.63m | 7:24AM1.28m | 10:47PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 |
160 | 131 | 128 | 103 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 69 | 52 | 51 | 118 | 107 | 134 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 |
83 | 64 | 84 | 86 | 119 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 135 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 124 | 72 | 117 | 72 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 |
37 | 74 | 35 | 73 | 65 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 116 | 116 | 37 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 56 | 59 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 235 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 109 | 89 | 9 | 0 |
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