Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.3°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
196
196
176
166
161
161
163
163
206
191
178
176
176
181
236
198
245
201
198
188
164
167
203
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
0
ESE
5
NNW
0
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:38AM1.38m
2:24PM2.01m
6:13AM1.45m
3:48PM1.95m
7:07AM1.55m
5:15PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:40AM1.30m
10:34PM0.36m
9:28AM1.36m
11:46PM0.33m
11:23AM1.30m
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Temp °C
19
19
20
25
24
23
22
22
22
23
25
30
29
27
23
24
23
24
26
31
29
26
23
24
Feels °C
19
19
20
25
24
22
23
21
21
21
23
28
27
26
23
24
23
23
25
29
27
26
22
23
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