Pismo Beach Pier surf break

Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111111111111111010131212101091414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10299347997377376625915224594514514003932752291703421611645306575394661941
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
2.10
9:40PM
1.54
8:23AM
2.12
10:24PM
1.53
8:52AM
2.13
11:10PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
0.31
2:14AM
1.11
3:42PM
0.25
2:44AM
1.17
4:19PM
0.23
3:13AM
1.23
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---4:54-------4:53-------4:53----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------21--1--
Temp. °C101315151312111111131414121212111211121212121111
Feels °C (?)81114131110999111212101111911101110101088
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