Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 4 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
358
309
531
834
834
834
621
499
528
522
686
686
686
679
499
540
515
432
432
427
421
474
400
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:57PM1.60m
11:24PM2.42m
1:50PM1.64m
00:19AM2.27m
2:42PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:05AM-0.16m
5:11PM1.17m
6:55AM-0.09m
6:15PM1.18m
7:45AM0.04m
7:27PM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
16
19
19
18
15
13
13
13
16
19
20
19
16
14
13
13
14
18
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
16
18
17
17
15
13
13
13
16
18
19
18
16
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
180
358
309
531
834
834
834
621
499
528
522
686
686
686
679
499
540
515
432
432
427
421
474
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
365
116
180
178
175
175
136
151
151
98
98
99
98
96
54
131
101
131
133
145
147
102
39
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
38
31
29
51
51
50
36
26
26
29
32
32
32
47
94
44
35
40
55
40
35
77
39
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
32
46
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
9
0
71
109
417
417
9
0
0
0
0
79
136
387
89
9
0
0
79
417
456
109
83
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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