Pismo Beach Pier surf break

Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDT
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Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101010151515141414141414141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212210206109107142140138138136134125119114113144118118858584848483
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
0
N
5
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
N
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crossononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
2.29
11:57AM
1.65
11:05PM
2.33
1:00PM
1.56
11:48PM
2.31
2:14PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.13
4:50PM
0.98
6:22AM
0.08
5:30PM
1.10
7:20AM
0.09
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:37-------7:38
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413131520201815141413141818161312111113171817
Feels °C (?)1312111013171616141313121316151412109810131414
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