Surf Forecasts:
Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SW swell with 781 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 12s. 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 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 12s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pismo Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 225 | 226 | 220 | 181 | 435 | 287 | 248 | 600 | 499 | 508 | 682 | 370 | 344 | 301 | 257 | 222 | 212 | 186 | 161 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.61m | 9:29PM2.10m | 10:53AM1.68m | 10:06PM2.06m | 11:15AM1.75m | 10:45PM1.98m | 11:39AM1.82m | 11:27PM1.86m | 12:05PM1.89m | 00:14AM1.71m | 12:34PM1.95m | 1:08AM1.54m | 1:08PM1.98m | 2:19AM1.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM1.03m | 4:28AM0.30m | 4:06PM0.94m | 4:54AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.85m | 5:19AM0.45m | 5:30PM0.77m | 5:44AM0.57m | 6:17PM0.70m | 6:10AM0.71m | 7:10PM0.65m | 6:37AM0.87m | 8:12PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 195 | 226 | 220 | 181 | 435 | 181 | 248 | 355 | 499 | 508 | 383 | 370 | 309 | 140 | 105 | 222 | 92 | 186 | 161 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 16 | W 12 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 203 | 121 | 132 | 121 | 123 | 83 | 287 | 91 | 600 | 13 | 6 | 496 | 3 | 2 | 301 | 257 | 18 | 212 | 37 | 28 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | SW 21 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 55 | 106 | 103 | 102 | 91 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 17 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 50 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 558 | 303 | 410 | 682 | 226 | 344 | 237 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 9 | 89 | 136 | 9 | 89 | 136 | 0 | 89 | 94 | 39 | 79 | 235 | 0 | 358 | 79 | 0 |
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