Pismo Beach Pier surf break

Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDT
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Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
135
138
135
123
107
107
174
183
129
196
188
167
160
215
215
210
192
181
195
192
192
186
136
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM1.79m
7:34PM1.81m
6:54AM1.75m
8:05PM1.90m
7:56AM1.72m
8:32PM1.98m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.41m
1:18AM1.00m
1:26PM0.49m
2:11AM0.81m
2:04PM0.60m
2:56AM0.64m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:43
7:43
7:44
7:45
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
10
11
15
16
15
12
11
11
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
199
135
138
67
109
107
107
174
183
129
196
188
167
160
215
215
210
192
181
195
192
192
186
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
15
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NW
8
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
69
112
85
69
66
57
29
58
57
37
28
28
28
28
28
16
18
12
12
49
12
27
24
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
18
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.3
NW
10
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
SW
4
0.3
NW
8
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
78
68
65
54
17
59
58
12
15
30
14
9
5
11
34
27
25
14
29
12
17
24
28
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
NW
8
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
135
123
8
12
12
13
14
22
24
21
26
33
21
91
17
18
50
76
61
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
79
235
235
79
79
79
9
0
89
1460
1500
9
0
0
0
0
109
1467
417
109
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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