Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 573 | 489 | 425 | 398 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 530 | 536 | 587 | 525 | 379 | 251 | 276 | 293 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.65m | 7:45AM1.64m | 6:21PM1.66m | 8:00AM1.72m | 7:17PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.56m | 1:01PM1.19m | 1:14AM0.57m | 1:43PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 500 | 500 | 392 | 313 | 230 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 304 | 530 | 536 | 587 | 525 | 379 | 251 | 230 | 222 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 573 | 573 | 489 | 425 | 398 | 186 | 151 | 151 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 352 | 276 | 218 | 276 | 293 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 71 | 99 | 70 | 62 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 107 | 157 | 154 | 184 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
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