Pismo Beach Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 21 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
4
4
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
SSW
1.3
WNW
0.8
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
NW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111110101010101014169141477713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6566455575487022962802264423674084104165484611632262802291513282263405198
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
crossglassoffglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
1.48
1:38AM
2.11
5:06PM
1.52
2:51AM
1.98
6:11PM
1.60
4:17AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.15
7:17PM
1.30
9:35AM
0.22
8:48PM
1.36
10:45AM
0.28
10:39PM
1.32
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:39-------7:40----
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
113111-------------------
Temp. °C131516151313121111151616131212121418201714131313
Feels °C (?)131212111112111010121111910991114151210101011
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