Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
567 | 653 | 560 | 489 | 465 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.86m | 12:05PM1.89m | 00:14AM1.71m | 12:34PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.77m | 5:44AM0.57m | 6:17PM0.70m | 6:10AM0.71m | 7:10PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 |
263 | 256 | 327 | 270 | 263 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 305 | 214 | 167 | 132 | 115 | 125 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 9 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 |
567 | 653 | 560 | 489 | 465 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 209 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 14 | S 9 | SW 21 | W 21 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | 368 | — | — | 441 | 256 | 294 | 294 | 256 | 297 | — | — | — | — | 107 | 113 | 98 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 109 | 94 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 237 | 109 | 9 | 0 |
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