Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
301 | 301 | 350 | 301 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 203 | 203 | 248 | 255 | 295 | 206 | 175 | 181 | 302 | 288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.56m | 2:05PM1.92m | 2:56AM1.38m | 2:46PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.74m | 7:29AM0.80m | 9:00PM0.73m | 8:00AM0.99m | 10:17PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
301 | 301 | 350 | 301 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 251 | 203 | 62 | 87 | 113 | 124 | 206 | 175 | 132 | 223 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 203 | 248 | 255 | 295 | 59 | 109 | 108 | 144 | 221 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 17 | WNW 16 |
7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 138 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
20 | 20 | — | 23 | — | 24 | 24 | 39 | 55 | — | 128 | 160 | 211 | 149 | 158 | 181 | 302 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 109 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 109 | 89 | 9 | 9 |
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