Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
508
881
698
537
457
344
298
394
356
322
235
224
241
243
249
269
266
263
263
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
0
W
0
S
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:08PM1.74m
00:07AM2.18m
1:50PM1.80m
1:01AM1.94m
2:32PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:10PM1.01m
7:10AM0.16m
7:14PM0.98m
7:49AM0.36m
8:24PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
21
17
15
15
15
17
20
21
19
15
13
13
13
16
21
21
19
15
14
Feels °C
21
19
16
15
15
15
17
19
20
18
14
13
14
13
16
20
19
17
14
14
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