Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 214 | 232 | 313 | 206 | 355 | 329 | 273 | 340 | 340 | 326 | 305 | 297 | 297 | 301 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 290 | 282 | 430 | 435 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.31m | 4:44PM1.92m | 6:36AM1.26m | 5:31PM1.93m | 8:13AM1.31m | 6:19PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.81m | 9:44AM0.97m | 00:18AM0.70m | 10:30AM1.12m | 1:20AM0.58m | 11:30AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 143 | 102 | 202 | 313 | 96 | 260 | 329 | 272 | 217 | 165 | 143 | 147 | 128 | 297 | 301 | 357 | 352 | 91 | 337 | 290 | 282 | 273 | 219 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 208 | 214 | 96 | 98 | 206 | 355 | 232 | 273 | 340 | 340 | 326 | 305 | 297 | 79 | 48 | 50 | 74 | 347 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 105 | 237 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 26 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 109 | 136 | 232 | 34 | 116 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 150 | 95 | 121 | 271 | 430 | 435 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 81 | 136 | 387 | 182 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 136 | 109 | 42 |
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