Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 975 | 1110 | 1211 | 1230 | 1249 | 1249 | 1249 | 1073 | 960 | 946 | 816 | 766 | 895 | 1364 | 2088 | 2228 | 2449 | 2684 | 2772 | 2736 | 2394 | 2679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:42PM1.51m | 9:56AM2.09m | 00:36AM1.47m | 10:31AM2.02m | 1:40AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.22m | 3:48AM1.23m | 5:32PM0.27m | 4:20AM1.29m | 6:17PM0.34m | 4:56AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 917 | 975 | 1110 | 1211 | 1230 | 1249 | 1249 | 1249 | 1073 | 960 | 946 | 816 | 766 | 895 | 1364 | 2088 | 2228 | 2449 | 2684 | 2772 | 2736 | 2394 | 2679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 95 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 99 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 79 | 120 | 113 | 132 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 25 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 53 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 106 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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