Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2AM is: 0.7m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)21s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)21s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
2
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
372
449
647
647
647
445
428
542
634
723
723
723
531
520
457
459
735
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:06PM1.99m
9:53AM1.42m
7:50PM2.05m
10:24AM1.46m
8:31PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.38m
1:31PM1.26m
3:29AM0.31m
2:17PM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
19
24
24
22
17
16
17
18
21
26
24
23
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
18
22
22
21
16
16
17
17
19
24
21
20
17
17
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