Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 181 | 191 | 191 | 257 | 229 | 217 | 223 | 429 | 243 | 243 | 287 | 299 | 248 | 432 | 516 | 600 | 781 | 600 | 499 | 443 | 508 | 567 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.68m | 10:06PM2.06m | 11:15AM1.75m | 10:45PM1.98m | 11:39AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.30m | 4:06PM0.94m | 4:54AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.85m | 5:19AM0.45m | 5:30PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 181 | 191 | 191 | 157 | 160 | 217 | 114 | 288 | 226 | 243 | 287 | 299 | 248 | 222 | 249 | 296 | 263 | 296 | 499 | 443 | 508 | 567 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 121 | 116 | 157 | 111 | 102 | 116 | 127 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 432 | 516 | 600 | 781 | 600 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 567 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 106 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 32 | 51 | 100 | 23 | 91 | 243 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 91 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 257 | 229 | — | 223 | 429 | — | 186 | 280 | 188 | 179 | — | 349 | 403 | 441 | 452 | 296 | 336 | 400 | 430 | 587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 89 | 155 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 109 | 136 | 109 | 9 |
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