Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.9
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
527
443
654
659
1093
1033
864
479
422
547
608
924
671
686
589
442
378
591
623
419
464
453
321
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:05AM1.28m
5:10PM2.00m
6:52AM1.27m
5:59PM2.13m
8:19AM1.33m
6:51PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.94m
00:42AM0.61m
10:59AM1.05m
1:41AM0.38m
12:03PM1.14m
2:35AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
21
21
21
16
17
17
18
20
24
23
21
16
15
15
16
17
22
22
20
16
14
16
16
Feels °C
15
18
17
17
13
15
15
16
18
21
20
19
15
15
14
16
17
21
21
19
15
15
16
16
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