Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 301 | 372 | 377 | 372 | 293 | 283 | 280 | 211 | 211 | 244 | 195 | 271 | 268 | 364 | 264 | 461 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.68m | 8:17AM1.82m | 8:08PM1.70m | 8:36AM1.94m | 8:58PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.60m | 2:21PM0.83m | 2:13AM0.65m | 2:59PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 301 | 372 | 377 | 372 | 293 | 246 | 191 | 189 | 107 | 161 | 142 | 271 | 268 | 264 | 154 | 173 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 293 | 111 | 116 | 146 | 156 | 142 | 111 | 91 | 211 | 189 | 189 | 195 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 264 | 114 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 186 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 226 | 283 | 280 | 20 | 211 | 178 | 23 | 17 | 17 | — | 83 | — | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 42 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 19 | — | — | 244 | 168 | 244 | 263 | 364 | 250 | 461 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 184 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 81 | 89 | 109 | 9 | 136 | 39 | 0 |
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