Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
400
390
380
427
255
398
297
293
238
293
398
421
627
635
560
302
255
468
355
346
346
346
346
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM2.06m
3:32PM1.75m
2:20AM1.83m
4:20PM1.83m
3:34AM1.60m
Low Tide
7:27PM1.18m
8:33AM0.20m
8:48PM1.14m
9:20AM0.39m
10:14PM1.05m
10:06AM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
15
19
19
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
11
11
14
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
14
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
474
400
390
380
427
255
398
297
293
238
293
398
421
627
635
560
302
255
468
355
346
346
346
346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
71
74
70
73
73
246
316
249
249
204
121
42
40
40
23
23
136
136
58
58
39
97
95
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.2
S
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
39
49
48
47
68
77
66
66
65
44
43
35
37
39
45
18
59
58
134
134
97
9
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
58
58
57
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
79
0
0
0
0
182
109
387
89
0
0
0
0
109
202
417
9
0
0
0
0
253
237
109
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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