
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 131 | 227 | 183 | 190 | 293 | 290 | 287 | 350 | 408 | 408 | 366 | 352 | 348 | 348 | 348 | 411 | 353 | 269 | 262 | 255 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.80m | 9:22PM2.18m | 10:26AM1.89m | 10:11PM2.09m | 10:55AM1.96m | 10:59PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.83m | 4:05AM0.23m | 4:09PM0.70m | 4:38AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
113 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 19 | 55 | 290 | 287 | 350 | 408 | 408 | 366 | 352 | 91 | 348 | 91 | 66 | 353 | 269 | 262 | 94 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
28 | 131 | 227 | 183 | 58 | 293 | 58 | 23 | 72 | 86 | 81 | 52 | 26 | 348 | 53 | 348 | 411 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 255 | 255 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | S 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 7 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
61 | 61 | 60 | 78 | 190 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 50 | 34 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 48 | 30 | 7 | 46 | 51 | 28 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — |
4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | — | — | 25 | — | 23 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 80 | — | 107 | 157 | 124 | 62 | 71 | 82 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 109 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 136 | 108 | 9 | 101 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 109 | 109 | 92 | 39 | 0 |
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