
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 226 | 168 | 161 | 158 | 127 | 113 | 111 | 125 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 69 | 51 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.46m | 2:43PM1.89m | 3:28AM1.30m | 3:30PM1.96m | 5:29AM1.23m | 4:27PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.82m | 9:47PM0.80m | 8:25AM0.97m | 11:11PM0.66m | 9:11AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 |
235 | 226 | 168 | 161 | 158 | 127 | 113 | 111 | 80 | 78 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 32 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 4 | SW 13 |
71 | 71 | 36 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 74 | 73 | 125 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 69 | 35 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 61 | 5 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 18 | NW 9 | SW 18 |
65 | 64 | 84 | 36 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 53 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 202 | 109 | 81 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 202 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 254 | 109 | 9 | 0 |
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