Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.6
SW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
226
168
161
158
127
113
111
125
78
70
58
69
51
119
119
96
75
77
80
103
104
104
104
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:03AM1.46m
2:43PM1.89m
3:28AM1.30m
3:30PM1.96m
5:29AM1.23m
4:27PM2.03m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.82m
9:47PM0.80m
8:25AM0.97m
11:11PM0.66m
9:11AM1.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
20
21
20
16
15
14
14
16
21
21
19
15
15
15
15
18
22
22
20
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
15
19
20
19
16
15
13
14
15
20
20
18
14
14
14
14
18
21
21
19
15
16
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