
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 412 | 512 | 442 | 388 | 321 | 277 | 504 | 429 | 475 | 464 | 306 | 255 | 258 | 266 | 221 | 232 | 197 | 197 | 241 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.13m | 8:19AM1.33m | 6:51PM2.26m | 9:23AM1.42m | 7:45PM2.38m | 10:14AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.38m | 12:03PM1.14m | 2:35AM0.16m | 1:10PM1.17m | 3:26AM-0.01m | 2:13PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | |
8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
412 | 412 | 512 | 442 | 388 | 321 | 277 | 347 | 429 | 475 | 464 | 306 | 207 | 170 | 128 | 107 | 103 | 108 | 100 | 103 | 113 | 121 | 124 | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 295 | 291 | 269 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 266 | 221 | 232 | 197 | 197 | 241 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 248 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 20 | W 18 | W 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 235 | 235 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 237 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 113 | 79 |
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