Pismo Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.14° N 120.64° W

Pismo Beach Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pismo Beach Pier sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.4° 

Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pismo Beach Pier today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Pismo Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
194
191
177
237
170
163
128
113
131
227
183
190
293
290
287
350
408
408
366
352
348
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:26AM1.70m
8:32PM2.21m
9:56AM1.80m
9:22PM2.18m
10:26AM1.89m
10:11PM2.09m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.98m
3:29AM0.16m
3:20PM0.83m
4:05AM0.23m
4:09PM0.70m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
26
26
24
24
23
24
24
26
31
30
28
22
21
21
22
22
27
26
24
19
19
Feels °C
20
24
24
23
21
21
23
23
25
29
28
27
22
21
21
22
21
26
24
22
19
20
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