Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 85 | 85 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 85 | 102 | 125 | 153 | 203 | 208 | 181 | 143 | 228 | 196 | 99 | 90 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.85m | 9:03AM1.42m | 6:40PM1.90m | 9:28AM1.47m | 7:29PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.50m | 12:25PM1.32m | 2:25AM0.42m | 1:23PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
66 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 35 | 77 | 125 | 153 | 203 | 208 | 181 | 143 | 139 | 132 | 67 | 90 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
85 | 85 | 85 | 65 | 64 | 84 | 84 | 59 | 35 | 83 | 110 | 78 | 80 | 94 | 37 | 60 | 62 | 81 | 87 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
49 | 49 | 29 | 84 | 85 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 64 | 93 | 83 | 25 | 81 | 113 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
55 | 68 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | 196 | 99 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 109 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 0 |
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