Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 10 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)21s
Evening (06 Jul)2ft (0.6m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
2
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
!
!
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
2.3
NW
8
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
254
222
198
306
388
455
306
303
564
379
455
455
455
682
455
499
527
483
798
877
1399
1272
1033
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51PM1.78m
3:23AM1.39m
4:28PM1.88m
5:05AM1.28m
5:10PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.66m
10:16PM1.03m
9:22AM0.80m
11:34PM0.84m
10:05AM0.94m
00:42AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
19
18
14
12
13
13
15
19
20
19
15
13
15
15
18
23
23
22
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
12
16
16
15
12
11
12
12
14
17
17
16
13
12
14
13
17
20
19
18
16
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
310
254
206
161
306
388
455
173
167
564
379
455
455
455
454
392
328
527
443
366
437
907
747
563
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
16
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
224
224
66
83
161
161
159
306
239
77
137
134
134
134
375
455
499
124
125
72
437
443
448
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.2
S
7
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
33
67
222
198
82
82
82
245
303
4
50
48
49
12
103
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
18
22
46
64
84
110
138
284
162
191
278
344
362
682
352
483
798
877
1399
1272
1033
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
Distance (km)
9
109
182
94
109
9
9
0
9
109
136
136
109
0
0
0
9
89
89
108
101
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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