Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Issued: 10 pm 16 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 7AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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)
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
621
499
528
522
686
686
686
679
499
540
515
432
432
427
421
474
400
390
380
427
255
346
297
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24PM2.42m
1:50PM1.64m
00:19AM2.27m
2:42PM1.69m
1:17AM2.06m
3:32PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:11PM1.17m
6:55AM-0.09m
6:15PM1.18m
7:45AM0.04m
7:27PM1.18m
8:33AM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
14
18
19
18
15
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
15
13
12
12
13
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
11
14
17
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
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
Energy kJ
834
621
499
528
522
686
686
686
679
499
540
515
432
432
427
421
474
400
390
380
427
255
346
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
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
SSW
12
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
Energy kJ
136
151
151
98
98
99
98
96
94
99
133
131
133
145
147
77
71
74
70
73
66
246
316
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
WNW
9
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
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
45
30
26
35
84
32
32
16
32
44
40
26
28
28
27
74
39
70
26
22
73
66
66
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
0
253
456
387
0
0
0
0
0
253
443
109
93
0
0
0
0
198
109
387
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Rating
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3
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3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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3
3
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4
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3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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