Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
350 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 209 | 212 | 140 | 138 | 140 | 138 | 83 | 83 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.71m | 12:34PM1.95m | 1:08AM1.54m | 1:08PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.70m | 6:10AM0.71m | 7:10PM0.65m | 6:37AM0.87m | 8:12PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
350 | 136 | 108 | 111 | 118 | 121 | 250 | 229 | 219 | 59 | 53 | 140 | 32 | 140 | 138 | 83 | 83 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 |
2 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 209 | 212 | 40 | 138 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 |
18 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
158 | 206 | 185 | — | — | — | 118 | 108 | 68 | 16 | 133 | 36 | 98 | 20 | 50 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 235 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 417 | 89 | 9 | 0 |
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