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Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
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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
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
536 | 921 | 1272 | 1177 | 612 | 931 | 1030 | 1054 | 909 | 792 | 705 | 604 | 511 | 511 | 607 | 600 | 594 | 573 | 547 | 448 | 437 | 432 | 421 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:42PM2.14m | 12:06PM1.50m | 10:16PM2.13m | 12:52PM1.48m | 10:51PM2.10m | 1:41PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.22m | 4:05PM1.24m | 5:52AM0.22m | 4:40PM1.27m | 6:33AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | |
8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
246 | 638 | 747 | 690 | 612 | 404 | 392 | 459 | 909 | 792 | 705 | 604 | 511 | 511 | 443 | 367 | 331 | 281 | 281 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 421 | 421 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
84 | 131 | 227 | 365 | 113 | 67 | 67 | 130 | 306 | 614 | 589 | 475 | 465 | 460 | 607 | 600 | 594 | 573 | 547 | 448 | 437 | 432 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
168 | 229 | 59 | 42 | 348 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 133 | — | 23 | 77 | 104 | 75 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
536 | 921 | 1272 | 1177 | — | 931 | 1030 | 1054 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 108 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 182 | 89 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 237 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
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