Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.6°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1.1
WNW
6
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
132
130
127
98
124
124
210
189
203
212
225
248
242
263
220
220
191
226
220
249
452
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
NW
0
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:10AM1.56m
8:51PM2.09m
10:32AM1.61m
9:29PM2.10m
10:53AM1.68m
10:06PM2.06m
Low Tide
2:48PM1.12m
4:00AM0.28m
3:27PM1.03m
4:28AM0.30m
4:06PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
20
25
25
24
19
20
21
22
25
31
31
27
21
22
23
24
26
31
30
24
18
21
Feels °C
19
23
24
23
19
21
20
21
24
29
28
24
21
22
22
22
25
29
30
24
17
22
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