Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
WNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.3
WNW
11
0.7
SW
18
2.2
NW
10
1
SW
18
2.4
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
309
305
384
297
297
280
303
411
319
967
635
1145
798
904
937
855
745
730
643
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:10PM1.82m
10:07AM2.10m
10:58PM1.74m
10:34AM2.12m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.46m
3:56AM0.69m
4:44PM0.37m
4:25AM0.83m
5:25PM0.32m
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Temp °C
21
19
16
15
15
15
15
19
20
18
16
16
16
15
15
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
21
19
16
15
15
14
15
18
18
16
14
14
14
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
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