Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
18.0° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
376
427
421
421
416
411
344
322
305
301
301
350
301
255
255
251
251
203
244
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM1.91m
00:47AM1.78m
1:28PM1.93m
1:44AM1.56m
2:05PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.75m
6:59AM0.60m
7:53PM0.74m
7:29AM0.80m
9:00PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
15
14
15
15
16
21
20
19
16
15
15
15
16
22
22
20
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
14
14
15
15
16
21
19
18
15
15
15
14
15
21
20
18
15
16
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