Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.4°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 12PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
489
406
471
499
537
592
522
441
508
515
515
638
630
577
659
631
604
595
586
569
551
433
534
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:38AM1.39m
5:22PM2.05m
8:20AM1.50m
6:34PM2.12m
8:54AM1.60m
7:36PM2.18m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.39m
10:45AM1.31m
1:15AM0.27m
12:22PM1.25m
2:06AM0.18m
1:32PM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
22
21
21
17
16
16
16
17
21
21
20
16
15
15
16
17
23
23
21
17
16
Feels °C
17
16
19
22
20
21
17
16
16
16
18
20
19
18
15
15
14
15
15
21
21
19
17
16
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