Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 7AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 755 | 452 | 427 | 436 | 394 | 339 | 346 | 275 | 234 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 158 | 127 | 144 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.71m | 8:59AM2.07m | 9:48PM1.70m | 9:27AM2.18m | 10:40PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.72m | 3:38PM0.42m | 3:14AM0.82m | 4:20PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 495 | 452 | 427 | 436 | 394 | 339 | 346 | 275 | 234 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 130 | 127 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 173 | 171 | 255 | 232 | 176 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 158 | 121 | 144 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 114 | 78 | — | — | 58 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | 26 | 51 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 755 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 0 |
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