Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
3
3
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
1.5
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
210
148
124
175
282
352
465
412
336
297
465
326
339
604
306
320
559
500
410
346
258
508
483
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
N
0
N
0
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:27PM1.72m
11:12AM2.11m
00:22AM1.60m
11:47AM2.14m
1:26AM1.48m
12:27PM2.13m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.81m
6:04PM0.37m
5:29AM0.94m
6:58PM0.34m
6:02AM1.07m
8:00PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
20
20
20
17
18
18
18
18
24
25
23
19
18
19
19
19
23
22
21
18
19
Feels °C
14
12
12
17
15
16
15
17
16
16
16
21
22
20
18
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
19
20
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