Surf Forecasts:
Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 840 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pismo Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Pismo Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pismo Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pismo Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here for a look at Pismo Beach Pier.
Right off the bat, it’s looking pretty flat and messy. The first few days of September are all small, choppy, and cross-onshore. Water temp is about 61°F, dead average for this time of year. The swell energy is weak, barely reaching 716 on the first afternoon, and it’s all short-period, mucky SW windswell. The wind is light but from the wrong direction. The wave comment says it plain: “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” Not worth suiting up.
The one real standout is the morning of Wednesday the 9th. The wind finally shifts to a light NNW, going cross-offshore, and the wave comment says “clean.” It’s only 4ft of swell from the SSW with a 10-second period, so the energy is weak (445), but the clean conditions will make it surfable and fun. That’s the session to circle on the calendar.
After that, it’s a long stretch of poor to marginal surf. The wind stays cross or cross-on, and the swell is small and weak. Around the 12th and 13th, the swell picks up to 6ft and 8ft, but it’s short-period WNW windswell (7-8 seconds), and the wind is still messy. That’s just bumpy, low-energy junk.
Then, deep into the second week, around Friday the 18th, we get a late spike. The combined energy hits 1028 – the first real power we’ve seen. The swell is 8ft from the WNW, with an 8-second period, but the wind is onshore. That’s a big, grindy wave for experts only, and with the onshore wind, it’s gonna be a battle. It’s a long-range call, so it’s more of a promise than a guarantee.
Bottom line: the first week is mostly a dud. The only clean window is Wednesday the 9th. The second week has a big, messy pulse on the 18th for the brave of heart. Not a classic stretch, but the 9th might just give you a session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 |
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 kJ | 441 | 515 | 630 | 631 | 476 | 406 | 343 | 194 | 191 | 265 | 194 | 188 | 290 | 408 | 366 | 332 | 291 | 262 | 786 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.50m | 6:34PM2.12m | 8:54AM1.60m | 7:36PM2.18m | 9:26AM1.70m | 8:32PM2.21m | 9:56AM1.80m | 9:22PM2.18m | 10:26AM1.89m | 10:11PM2.09m | 10:55AM1.96m | 10:59PM1.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.27m | 12:22PM1.25m | 2:06AM0.18m | 1:32PM1.13m | 2:50AM0.14m | 2:29PM0.98m | 3:29AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.83m | 4:05AM0.23m | 4:09PM0.70m | 4:38AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.60m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 441 | 515 | 630 | 631 | 476 | 406 | 343 | 194 | 191 | 265 | 194 | 148 | 66 | 408 | 366 | 186 | 291 | 262 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 17 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 31 | 85 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 191 | 140 | 67 | 21 | 188 | 84 | 102 | 54 | 299 | 30 | 45 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NW 9 | NW 15 | SW 10 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 22 | 60 | 131 | 9 | 290 | 34 | 14 | 53 | 8 | 49 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 41 | 37 | — | 47 | 41 | — | 43 | 9 | 59 | 36 | 27 | — | 73 | 297 | 332 | 144 | 175 | 786 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 0 | 161 | 109 | 0 | 79 | 109 | 0 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 80 | 89 | 0 | 136 | 89 |
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