
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 9PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
465 | 459 | 447 | 375 | 322 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 365 | 360 | 314 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 256 | 485 | 485 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.98m | 2:54AM1.39m | 12:41PM1.89m | 4:45AM1.38m | 1:27PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.45m | 6:16AM1.29m | 8:43PM0.52m | 6:46AM1.37m | 9:51PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
465 | 459 | 447 | 375 | 322 | 326 | 326 | 322 | 365 | 360 | 314 | 309 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 177 | 485 | 480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
273 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 204 | 204 | 201 | 201 | 198 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 147 | 485 | 224 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
3 | — | — | 29 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 180 | 176 | 206 | 256 | 234 | 91 | 88 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
37 | 38 | 53 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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