Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
2
3
2
3
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
1.6
WNW
6
0.5
SW
19
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
184
184
237
227
162
218
255
252
252
252
252
255
255
311
311
314
307
304
300
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
0
SW
0
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:36PM1.75m
8:06AM1.43m
4:57PM1.74m
8:25AM1.49m
6:06PM1.79m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.60m
10:53AM1.39m
00:59AM0.54m
12:22PM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
18
18
17
17
18
23
21
20
16
16
16
16
17
22
22
20
16
16
Feels °C
20
18
16
17
16
16
17
21
19
19
16
17
17
17
18
22
21
19
16
16
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