Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.5° C
1.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
412
512
442
388
321
277
504
429
475
464
306
255
258
266
221
232
197
197
241
245
248
248
248
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
E
5
SSE
0
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
0
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:59PM2.13m
8:19AM1.33m
6:51PM2.26m
9:23AM1.42m
7:45PM2.38m
10:14AM1.49m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.38m
12:03PM1.14m
2:35AM0.16m
1:10PM1.17m
3:26AM-0.01m
2:13PM1.17m
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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8:19
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
19
21
22
20
16
15
16
16
18
23
22
21
18
17
17
17
19
22
22
22
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
19
20
21
19
16
15
16
15
18
22
21
21
19
18
17
18
19
21
22
22
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