Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
19.7°C
3.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
19
1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
334
375
371
366
366
427
421
416
400
368
326
321
309
305
384
297
365
407
418
517
396
742
1026
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
NNW
0
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
W
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:13AM1.98m
9:21PM1.89m
9:40AM2.05m
10:10PM1.82m
10:07AM2.10m
10:58PM1.74m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.44m
3:20PM0.60m
3:25AM0.55m
4:03PM0.46m
3:56AM0.69m
4:44PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
22
26
26
24
20
20
19
19
18
23
23
21
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
22
22
23
26
26
25
21
21
20
20
19
23
23
21
18
18
17
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
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