Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
171
169
167
162
125
144
134
142
133
133
133
95
125
113
197
249
249
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
0
SW
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:39PM2.32m
9:58AM1.56m
8:35PM2.39m
10:34AM1.65m
9:27PM2.40m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.02m
2:19PM1.12m
3:57AM-0.03m
3:17PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
23
23
22
19
18
18
17
19
22
23
22
18
17
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
19
23
23
22
20
19
19
18
20
22
23
21
18
17
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