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Pismo Beach Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
199 | 135 | 138 | 135 | 123 | 107 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 192 | 181 | 195 | 192 | 192 | 186 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:41AM1.79m | 7:34PM1.81m | 6:54AM1.75m | 8:05PM1.90m | 7:56AM1.72m | 8:32PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.41m | 1:18AM1.00m | 1:26PM0.49m | 2:11AM0.81m | 2:04PM0.60m | 2:56AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 199 | 135 | 138 | 67 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 129 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 160 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 192 | 181 | 195 | 192 | 192 | 186 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 15 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 69 | 112 | 85 | 69 | 66 | 57 | 29 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 27 | 24 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 18 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 10 | SW 4 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 17 | 59 | 58 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 135 | 123 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 91 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 76 | 61 | 60 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 235 | 235 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 1460 | 1500 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1467 | 417 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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