Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
242
258
229
348
181
208
214
232
308
206
318
269
273
390
390
375
305
297
297
362
357
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
0
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM1.91m
4:44AM1.31m
4:44PM1.92m
6:36AM1.26m
5:31PM1.93m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.78m
11:02PM0.81m
9:44AM0.97m
00:18AM0.70m
10:30AM1.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
22
21
22
18
17
17
17
19
23
23
22
19
18
18
18
21
24
23
22
18
16
Feels °C
16
20
20
20
17
17
17
17
19
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
21
23
22
22
19
17
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