Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
181
191
191
257
229
217
223
429
243
243
287
299
248
432
516
600
781
600
499
443
508
567
587
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:53AM1.68m
10:06PM2.06m
11:15AM1.75m
10:45PM1.98m
11:39AM1.82m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.30m
4:06PM0.94m
4:54AM0.35m
4:47PM0.85m
5:19AM0.45m
5:30PM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
26
27
27
28
23
23
22
21
21
23
32
24
19
18
18
18
19
22
22
20
15
14
Feels °C
22
23
25
25
25
26
22
22
21
20
21
21
29
22
19
18
18
18
19
21
20
17
14
14
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