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Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
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Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 8AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
563 | 597 | 742 | 724 | 706 | 596 | 573 | 565 | 557 | 549 | 347 | 331 | 331 | 1891 | 687 | 1452 | 1602 | 1309 | 638 | 823 | 1122 | 1035 | 909 | 792 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.50m | 9:10PM2.13m | 11:22AM1.50m | 9:42PM2.14m | 12:06PM1.50m | 10:16PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.30m | 2:57PM1.14m | 4:36AM0.24m | 3:31PM1.20m | 5:13AM0.22m | 4:05PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
223 | 597 | 742 | 724 | 706 | 596 | 573 | 565 | 154 | 132 | 128 | 331 | 331 | 91 | 242 | 1010 | 878 | 687 | 638 | 404 | 392 | 459 | 909 | 792 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 23 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
563 | 223 | 218 | 163 | 127 | 127 | 93 | 92 | 557 | 549 | 347 | 96 | 96 | 134 | 84 | 229 | 227 | 150 | 147 | 67 | 67 | 130 | 306 | 614 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SSW 18 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — |
120 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 36 | 54 | 31 | 168 | 42 | 123 | 365 | 348 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 133 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 232 | 97 | 110 | 119 | 230 | 259 | 218 | 167 | 299 | 1891 | 687 | 1452 | 1602 | 1309 | — | 823 | 1122 | 1035 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 109 | 136 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 109 | 136 | 109 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 253 | 109 | 89 | 9 | 9 |
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