Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 10 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
157
94
167
169
169
184
184
132
132
130
157
249
249
249
152
152
150
186
326
310
254
222
206
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:28AM1.88m
2:48PM1.62m
1:11AM1.73m
3:19PM1.69m
2:06AM1.56m
3:51PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:44PM1.24m
7:47AM0.42m
7:44PM1.22m
8:17AM0.53m
8:57PM1.15m
8:47AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
16
19
20
19
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
19
15
13
13
13
15
18
19
18
Feels °C
15
13
12
12
15
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
58
58
55
55
169
169
58
132
132
132
48
46
249
249
249
152
152
150
186
86
86
254
206
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
NW
8
0.5
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
203
157
94
167
58
45
169
30
30
32
130
157
46
45
85
85
87
33
89
326
310
224
66
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
NW
8
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
Energy kJ
8
18
44
8
101
96
184
184
96
95
92
93
61
85
53
50
50
87
33
224
224
67
222
198
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
5
Energy kJ
59
59
59
9
12
154
105
122
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
0
79
79
79
9
0
9
9
0
203
109
109
9
9
9
9
9
109
109
94
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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