Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 4 pm 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
2
0
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
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
1.7
NW
7
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
2.4
NW
8
0.9
SW
18
2.2
WNW
8
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
152
152
150
186
326
310
254
222
206
306
388
455
306
303
564
379
455
455
455
786
455
620
527
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:19PM1.69m
2:06AM1.56m
3:51PM1.78m
3:23AM1.39m
4:28PM1.88m
5:05AM1.28m
Low Tide
8:57PM1.15m
8:47AM0.66m
10:16PM1.03m
9:22AM0.80m
11:34PM0.84m
10:05AM0.94m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
15
13
13
13
15
19
19
18
14
13
13
13
16
19
20
19
15
14
15
16
19
23
Feels °C
17
16
14
12
12
11
13
17
16
15
12
12
12
12
15
16
17
16
13
13
14
14
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
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
1.7
WNW
8
1
SW
16
Energy kJ
249
152
152
150
186
326
310
254
206
206
306
388
455
168
162
564
379
455
455
455
454
392
352
527
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
NW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
21
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
0.7
SW
16
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
Energy kJ
85
33
87
87
89
224
224
224
66
85
161
161
159
245
239
75
137
134
134
134
375
455
499
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
SW
20
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
53
85
59
33
32
67
68
67
222
198
82
82
82
306
303
4
50
48
47
12
103
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
NW
8
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
59
7
69
11
13
22
49
48
63
71
80
118
154
284
293
140
186
270
352
419
786
620
352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
109
109
9
9
9
0
9
109
136
136
109
9
5
0
9
109
136
136
109
0
0
0
0
109
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest