Pismo Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it for Pismo Beach Pier. The window's looking pretty quiet overall, I gotta be honest with you. There's a lot of marginal surf and poor conditions on the cards, so we're picking through the scraps. The best bet is gonna be a long-range call that might just come together.

The water's sitting at 60°, which is just about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Look, the first few days are a write-off. The morning of Thursday the 16th has a 6ft swell from the WNW but it's all cross-shore wind, making a mess of it, and the energy is pretty weak at 682. That afternoon gets worse. Friday the 17th is a little cleaner with some light offshore wind in the morning, but the swell is only 5ft and the period is a short, weak 8 seconds. It's just not gonna have any punch. The whole first week is a series of marginal, choppy conditions with small swell and cross-onshore winds. It's a grinder.

Now, if you're willing to wait, things get a bit more interesting. On Saturday the 25th, we start seeing a bit more juice. The morning has a 5ft swell from the SSW with a 15-second period, which is a proper groundswell. The energy is climbing up to 1518, which is moderate. The wind is still cross-on, but it's gentle. The waves will be a bit better shaped, but that long period might make it a bit closey-outy at the beach break, so keep an eye on it.

The real standout, the one to circle on your calendar, is Monday the 27th. The morning session has a 4ft swell from the SW with a very long 18-second period. The energy is solid at 1451. But the clincher is the wind. It's a cross-shore breeze, not onshore, keeping things cleaner. That's a big positive. For a spot that's been getting hammered with onshores, this is a window for some clean, lined-up waves. The crowd is listed as "sometimes", so Pismo could get a few heads out, but it's not a total circus. This is your best chance for a decent paddle.

After that, it fades out again. The rest of the window is small, weak, and choppy. Even the long-range stuff on the 28th and 29th has the cross-shore wind turning into a moderate breeze, which will put a bit of a chop back on the surface.

So, bottom line: the next week and a half is a tough beat. Pismo is a consistent spot, so it'll turn around, but it's gonna be a slow grind. The one and only highlight is Monday morning the 27th. That's the one to aim for.

Stay patient, stay wet.

Rusty.

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