Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
18.1°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
203
200
162
125
119
147
111
138
136
136
106
104
106
234
231
227
166
203
255
252
370
366
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
S
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SE
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:44AM1.66m
6:30PM1.95m
8:16AM1.77m
7:34PM1.96m
8:45AM1.88m
8:30PM1.94m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.30m
12:43PM1.15m
1:34AM0.31m
1:44PM0.96m
2:16AM0.35m
2:35PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
24
29
27
25
21
21
21
22
22
27
27
24
21
22
22
23
25
30
29
25
22
23
Feels °C
23
23
24
28
26
25
22
22
21
22
22
27
27
24
23
23
22
22
24
29
28
25
23
23
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