Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
134
142
133
133
133
95
125
113
197
249
249
194
152
108
138
167
163
161
206
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:35PM2.39m
10:34AM1.65m
9:27PM2.40m
11:09AM1.73m
10:17PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:19PM1.12m
3:57AM-0.03m
3:17PM1.02m
4:38AM-0.02m
4:11PM0.92m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
18
17
17
17
18
22
22
21
17
16
16
16
17
21
21
19
16
15
Feels °C
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
22
22
21
17
16
16
17
18
21
20
18
16
16
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