
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
622 | 595 | 586 | 577 | 560 | 518 | 510 | 493 | 477 | 438 | 331 | 194 | 191 | 177 | 237 | 232 | 167 | 128 | 118 | 131 | 227 | 186 | 190 | 188 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.60m | 7:36PM2.18m | 9:26AM1.70m | 8:32PM2.21m | 9:56AM1.80m | 9:22PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.18m | 1:32PM1.13m | 2:50AM0.14m | 2:29PM0.98m | 3:29AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
622 | 595 | 586 | 577 | 560 | 518 | 510 | 493 | 477 | 438 | 331 | 194 | 191 | 177 | 237 | 232 | 167 | 128 | 118 | 110 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 5 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 37 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 142 | 144 | 138 | 43 | 41 | 60 | 39 | 61 | 131 | 227 | 186 | 190 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 19 | WNW 13 | WSW 19 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SW 17 |
21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 50 | 31 | 80 | 96 | 20 | 61 | 9 | 61 | 59 | 12 | 13 | 188 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | — | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 109 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 109 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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