Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 502 | 496 | 623 | 385 | 370 | 318 | 757 | 523 | 558 | 573 | 573 | 489 | 425 | 398 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:56PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.56m | 5:16PM1.65m | 7:45AM1.64m | 6:21PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.57m | 12:08PM1.33m | 00:39AM0.56m | 1:01PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 380 | 392 | 483 | 623 | 120 | 120 | 296 | 757 | 523 | 359 | 347 | 347 | 285 | 425 | 230 | 377 | 372 | 372 | 309 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 502 | 502 | 496 | 587 | 311 | 306 | 111 | 360 | 243 | 558 | 573 | 573 | 489 | 265 | 398 | 186 | 151 | 95 | 372 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 216 | 127 | 37 | 37 | 385 | 370 | 318 | 103 | 139 | 50 | 85 | 45 | 24 | 16 | 48 | 44 | 84 | 134 | 70 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 49 | — | — | 183 | 178 | 163 | 159 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 109 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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