Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 12PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
3
3
1
1
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
17
0.6
WNW
17
0.6
WNW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
392
753
402
508
643
981
681
537
457
344
298
356
300
235
235
224
241
243
249
269
266
263
263
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:16PM2.36m
1:08PM1.74m
00:07AM2.18m
1:50PM1.80m
1:01AM1.94m
2:32PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:29AM-0.00m
6:10PM1.01m
7:10AM0.16m
7:14PM0.98m
7:49AM0.36m
8:24PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:00
6:00
6:01
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8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
22
26
25
22
17
15
15
14
16
20
20
19
15
14
14
14
16
21
21
20
16
14
Feels °C
19
17
20
23
22
20
16
15
15
14
15
19
19
18
14
14
14
14
15
20
19
18
15
14
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