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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 4 pm Thursday 23 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
14.4° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | |
229 | 226 | 210 | 282 | 243 | 236 | 158 | 145 | 155 | 164 | 159 | 103 | 127 | 125 | 91 | 170 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.60m | 4:17AM1.87m | 6:57PM1.71m | 5:41AM1.79m | 7:34PM1.81m | 6:54AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM1.32m | 11:48AM0.34m | 00:11AM1.18m | 12:42PM0.41m | 1:18AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | 229 | 226 | 210 | 282 | 158 | 124 | 158 | 145 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 82 | 127 | 125 | 91 | 170 | 85 | 67 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 174 | 183 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 226 | 169 | 135 | 123 | 201 | 198 | 149 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 129 | 88 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 112 | 65 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 45 | 58 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | WNW 17 | W 18 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | NW 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 121 | 121 | 142 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 58 | 12 | 15 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 109 | 162 | 156 | 243 | 236 | — | 132 | 155 | 164 | 159 | 103 | 77 | 55 | 40 | — | 158 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 109 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 109 | 213 | 109 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 235 | 235 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 89 |
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