Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 258 | 201 | 181 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 151 | 164 | 161 | 157 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 99 | 125 | 113 | 197 | 249 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:20AM1.47m | 7:39PM2.32m | 9:58AM1.56m | 8:35PM2.39m | 10:34AM1.65m | 9:27PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.14m | 1:14PM1.20m | 3:13AM0.02m | 2:19PM1.12m | 3:57AM-0.03m | 3:17PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 258 | 258 | 201 | 181 | 174 | 108 | 104 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 122 | 151 | 164 | 161 | 157 | 108 | 106 | 81 | 99 | 65 | 67 | 117 | 120 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 162 | 125 | 144 | 120 | 142 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 125 | 73 | 197 | 249 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 60 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 95 | 25 | 113 | 61 | 56 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 79 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 417 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 113 | 79 | 108 | 0 |
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