
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
164 | 135 | 173 | 358 | 368 | 232 | 482 | 889 | 887 | 1132 | 412 | 666 | 500 | 434 | 344 | 464 | 443 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47PM1.80m | 11:54AM2.02m | 00:39AM1.63m | 12:25PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.54m | 5:39AM0.69m | 6:30PM0.52m | 6:07AM0.87m | 7:21PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
164 | 94 | 173 | 199 | 199 | 88 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 659 | 61 | 352 | 298 | 268 | 78 | 78 | 443 | 432 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
23 | 125 | 153 | 116 | 89 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 92 | 61 | 44 | 78 | 26 | 25 | 78 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
30 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 93 | 2 | 51 | 79 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — |
58 | 135 | — | 358 | 368 | 232 | 482 | 889 | 887 | 1132 | 412 | 666 | 500 | 434 | 344 | 464 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 109 | 182 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 109 | 89 | 9 | 0 |
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