Pismo Beach Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 18 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 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414131313131313131313881413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401381381361341251191141131441181188585848484104127236336526656634
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
NNE
0
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
W
0
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
1.65
11:05PM
2.33
1:00PM
1.56
11:48PM
2.31
2:14PM
1.50
12:38AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
0.98
6:22AM
0.08
5:30PM
1.10
7:20AM
0.09
6:16PM
1.21
8:24AM
0.15
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:37-------7:37-------7:38------
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------712
Temp. °C201815141413141718161312111113171717141312131214
Feels °C (?)17161413131214151614121189111313141210891011
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