Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SSW
12
1.6
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
241
237
301
309
284
233
124
191
247
236
344
370
336
297
454
325
339
540
336
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:27PM1.72m
11:12AM2.11m
00:22AM1.60m
11:47AM2.14m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.44m
4:59AM0.81m
6:04PM0.37m
5:29AM0.94m
6:58PM0.34m
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
20
18
14
14
14
14
15
19
20
19
16
18
18
18
19
24
25
23
19
18
Feels °C
18
16
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
17
16
16
17
21
22
20
18
18
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