Pismo Beach Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 PST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (20 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1211111014121216991014141414141414131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3302471761413471611641374156247562311241722772064209318351587131314441313133313531433
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
15
E
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.53
8:52AM
2.13
11:10PM
1.50
9:23AM
2.11
12:00AM
1.47
9:56AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.17
4:19PM
0.23
3:13AM
1.23
4:58PM
0.24
3:43AM
1.28
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------4:53-------4:52-------4:52
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----241-1--------------
Temp. °C131212121212111212121111121417161412121111151917
Feels °C (?)1211111111111011111098891314129998121614
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