Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 4 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
14.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 12AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
686
679
499
540
515
432
432
427
421
474
400
390
380
427
255
346
297
293
238
293
398
421
627
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:50PM1.64m
00:19AM2.27m
2:42PM1.69m
1:17AM2.06m
3:32PM1.75m
2:20AM1.83m
Low Tide
6:15PM1.18m
7:45AM0.04m
7:27PM1.18m
8:33AM0.20m
8:48PM1.14m
9:20AM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:19
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
17
14
13
13
12
14
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
13
17
Feels °C
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
13
13
13
12
14
15
16
15
14
12
11
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
686
686
679
499
540
515
432
432
427
421
474
400
390
380
427
255
346
297
293
238
293
398
421
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
98
96
94
99
133
131
133
145
147
74
71
74
70
73
68
246
316
249
249
204
63
60
58
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
32
16
32
44
41
26
28
28
27
39
39
49
70
25
73
66
66
66
65
64
121
35
37
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
109
113
89
0
0
0
0
113
456
109
89
0
0
0
0
198
109
417
89
71
0
0
0
109
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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