Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | 297 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 209 | 212 | 140 | 138 | 140 | 138 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 111 | 108 | 100 | 103 | 94 | 94 | 147 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.95m | 1:08AM1.54m | 1:08PM1.98m | 2:19AM1.38m | 1:51PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.71m | 7:10PM0.65m | 6:37AM0.87m | 8:12PM0.61m | 7:07AM1.01m | 9:28PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
104 | 110 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 209 | 212 | 140 | 21 | 140 | 138 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 103 | 64 | 63 | 147 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
297 | 297 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 55 | 39 | 138 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 80 | 111 | 108 | 100 | 95 | 94 | 88 | 95 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 88 | 94 | 28 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | 85 | 93 | 91 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 110 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 80 | 237 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 417 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 202 | 182 | 9 | 9 |
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