Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.2° 

Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
515
638
630
577
649
622
595
586
577
560
526
433
419
374
343
337
337
325
194
275
265
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
N
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM1.50m
6:34PM2.12m
8:54AM1.60m
7:36PM2.18m
9:26AM1.70m
8:32PM2.21m
Low Tide
12:22PM1.25m
2:06AM0.18m
1:32PM1.13m
2:50AM0.14m
2:29PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
22
21
20
16
16
16
16
18
23
23
21
17
17
18
19
20
25
25
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
21
20
19
15
16
16
15
17
21
21
19
16
16
17
18
19
23
22
20
21
20
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