
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 10PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 134 | 142 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 95 | 125 | 113 | 197 | 249 | 249 | 194 | 152 | 108 | 138 | 167 | 163 | 161 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.39m | 10:34AM1.65m | 9:27PM2.40m | 11:09AM1.73m | 10:17PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM1.12m | 3:57AM-0.03m | 3:17PM1.02m | 4:38AM-0.02m | 4:11PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
120 | 117 | 110 | 106 | 83 | 81 | 68 | 48 | 49 | 86 | 50 | 249 | 52 | 73 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 124 | 121 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
144 | 120 | 142 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 125 | 73 | 197 | 249 | 47 | 194 | 152 | 82 | 138 | 167 | 163 | 161 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
60 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 95 | 25 | 113 | 61 | 56 | 47 | 56 | 79 | 108 | 83 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 417 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 136 | 109 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 202 | 109 | 108 | 0 |
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