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Pismo Beach Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 25 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
273 | 346 | 350 | 499 | 493 | 371 | 362 | 295 | 291 | 353 | 453 | 1080 | 1380 | 1121 | 756 | 702 | 1920 | 1465 | 1365 | 1310 | 1245 | 1082 | 861 | 724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.52m | 7:15PM1.99m | 7:52AM1.48m | 7:45PM2.05m | 8:54AM1.48m | 8:13PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.72m | 2:01AM0.68m | 1:13PM0.85m | 2:45AM0.52m | 1:49PM0.97m | 3:24AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 273 | 346 | 350 | 499 | 493 | 371 | 362 | 295 | 291 | 353 | 349 | 344 | 335 | 266 | 501 | 545 | 211 | 1465 | 1365 | 1310 | 1245 | 1082 | 861 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 188 | 186 | 168 | 156 | 154 | 195 | 212 | 183 | 129 | 123 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 211 | 2 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 17 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 |
| kJ | 56 | 48 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 79 | 453 | 1080 | 1380 | 1121 | 756 | 702 | 1920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 237 | 235 | 119 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 803 | 796 | 213 | 108 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 89 | 237 | 1460 | 89 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
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