
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | 408 | 408 | 366 | 352 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 411 | 353 | 269 | 262 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 218 | 167 | 222 | 352 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.89m | 10:11PM2.09m | 10:55AM1.96m | 10:59PM1.96m | 11:24AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.70m | 4:38AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.60m | 5:09AM0.52m | 5:42PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 |
350 | 408 | 408 | 366 | 115 | 110 | 91 | 82 | 64 | 353 | 269 | 262 | 110 | 129 | 162 | 158 | 128 | 124 | 167 | 164 | 128 | 430 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 |
20 | 86 | 81 | 57 | 352 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 411 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 167 | 60 | 32 | 30 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 8 | NW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 7 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 10 | W 12 |
72 | 34 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 46 | 51 | 28 | 43 | 72 | 38 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
33 | 30 | 49 | 100 | — | — | 139 | 135 | 120 | 57 | 71 | 103 | 139 | — | 240 | — | — | 218 | 163 | 222 | 352 | 620 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 235 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 235 | 109 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 109 | 136 | 89 | 0 |
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