Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (11 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1073 | 960 | 946 | 816 | 766 | 880 | 1525 | 2115 | 2203 | 2394 | 2664 | 2809 | 2687 | 2546 | 2558 | 2643 | 2785 | 2689 | 2581 | 2812 | 3963 | 12414 | 15887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.47m | 10:31AM2.02m | 1:40AM1.44m | 11:08AM1.94m | 2:55AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.27m | 4:20AM1.29m | 6:17PM0.34m | 4:56AM1.34m | 7:07PM0.41m | 5:44AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 1073 | 960 | 946 | 816 | 766 | 880 | 1525 | 2115 | 2203 | 2394 | 2664 | 2809 | 2687 | 2546 | 2558 | 2643 | 2785 | 2689 | 2581 | 2812 | 3963 | 12414 | 15887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 23 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 64 | 95 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 99 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 78 | 142 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 206 | 169 | 122 | 118 | 1462 | 107 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 26 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 35 | 53 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 42 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 127 | 110 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 115 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 154 | 461 | 109 | 109 | 51 | 66 | 5 | 5 |
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