Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
3
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
316
307
294
227
344
402
336
291
251
245
232
285
361
432
442
463
426
435
407
393
411
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
S
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:41PM1.64m
11:36PM1.97m
1:07PM1.70m
00:16AM1.82m
1:35PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.30m
5:43PM1.06m
6:32AM0.40m
6:31PM1.02m
6:58AM0.52m
7:26PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
23
23
22
16
16
18
19
21
25
24
22
16
16
17
18
18
22
22
20
15
14
Feels °C
18
22
22
21
16
16
17
18
20
23
22
21
16
17
17
18
18
21
21
19
14
14
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