Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
314
379
460
528
455
444
567
454
448
677
574
567
489
477
471
499
544
592
530
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:48PM2.00m
6:17AM1.30m
4:01PM2.01m
7:38AM1.39m
5:22PM2.05m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.50m
8:50AM1.26m
00:12AM0.39m
10:45AM1.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
16
16
16
16
17
21
21
20
17
16
16
16
17
21
22
20
16
15
Feels °C
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
21
20
19
16
16
16
16
16
20
20
18
15
15
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