Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
124
124
210
189
203
212
218
248
242
263
220
220
191
186
181
297
388
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
ESE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51PM2.09m
10:32AM1.61m
9:29PM2.10m
10:53AM1.68m
10:06PM2.06m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.28m
3:27PM1.03m
4:28AM0.30m
4:06PM0.94m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
22
23
26
32
31
27
21
23
23
24
26
30
25
23
22
20
Feels °C
19
20
21
22
25
30
28
25
21
23
22
22
25
28
24
22
22
19
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