Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
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)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
51
119
118
96
75
77
80
101
104
104
104
106
106
140
183
248
181
97
96
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30PM1.96m
5:29AM1.23m
4:27PM2.03m
7:26AM1.28m
5:33PM2.12m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.66m
9:11AM1.10m
00:28AM0.48m
10:26AM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
16
15
15
15
17
21
21
21
16
15
14
14
17
21
22
21
17
16
Feels °C
19
18
16
14
14
14
17
20
20
20
15
15
14
14
17
20
21
20
17
16
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