Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 465 | 392 | 457 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 731 | 681 | 537 | 457 | 344 | 298 | 212 | 183 | 183 | 174 | 165 | 134 | 121 | 99 | 79 | 266 | 263 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 139 | 120 | 176 | 165 | 160 | 220 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 224 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 269 | 206 | 127 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 78 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 104 | 130 | 54 | 81 | 102 | 102 | 81 | 106 | 241 | 243 | 249 | 258 | 45 | 44 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 753 | 402 | 508 | 643 | 981 | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 88 | 73 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 136 | 235 | 80 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 235 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 237 | 109 | 9 | 0 |
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