Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
255
255
311
314
307
304
300
423
413
398
334
334
334
330
330
326
314
302
299
299
302
302
302
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
WNW
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:25AM1.49m
6:06PM1.79m
8:43AM1.54m
7:00PM1.85m
9:00AM1.61m
7:46PM1.90m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.54m
12:22PM1.33m
1:41AM0.48m
1:15PM1.24m
2:15AM0.44m
1:58PM1.12m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
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7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
17
21
20
20
16
16
15
15
15
19
19
18
15
15
15
14
15
19
20
19
15
16
Feels °C
17
16
18
21
20
19
16
16
15
16
16
18
17
16
14
14
14
13
15
18
18
17
14
17
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