Pismo Beach Pier surf break

Pismo Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 PDT
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Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313131313131388141313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1341251191141131441181188585848492104124233396526656634833819317247
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
5
N
0
E
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
0
SW
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
2.33
1:00PM
1.56
11:48PM
2.31
2:14PM
1.50
12:38AM
2.23
3:40PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.08
5:30PM
1.10
7:20AM
0.09
6:16PM
1.21
8:24AM
0.15
7:17PM
1.30
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:38-------7:38--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------51641111
Temp. °C151314181816131211111318171714131313131516151311
Feels °C (?)151214171614131199111413141311911111111111010
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