Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 239 | 233 | 224 | 227 | 242 | 258 | 229 | 348 | 181 | 208 | 214 | 232 | 327 | 209 | 266 | 269 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.47m | 3:58PM1.91m | 4:44AM1.31m | 4:44PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.89m | 9:04AM0.78m | 11:02PM0.81m | 9:44AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 330 | 139 | 177 | 186 | 173 | 209 | 258 | 229 | 348 | 149 | 143 | 102 | 202 | 327 | 96 | 266 | 269 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 141 | 239 | 233 | 224 | 227 | 242 | 157 | 198 | 151 | 181 | 208 | 214 | 96 | 98 | 209 | 110 | 100 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 186 | 179 | 70 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 165 | 109 | 136 | 232 | 15 | 116 | 64 | 92 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 235 | 109 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 66 | 109 | 187 | 0 | 0 |
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