Surf Forecasts:
Pismo Beach Pier surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 900 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s 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 (Jul 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. 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 Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 15s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pismo Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, this is a tough run for Pismo Beach Pier. We’re looking at a 16-day window, but honestly, there’s nothing that’s gonna get your heart pumping. The first few days are a write-off. Sunday the 12th is a dud with tiny 3ft SW swell and a light onshore breeze – just not worth suiting up. Monday the 13th offers a glimmer with a glassy morning and 2ft SW groundswell (period 13 seconds), but it’s so small, it’s barely a ripple. The best of the whole bunch shows up on Friday the 17th afternoon. We get a glassy 4ft WNW swell (period 8 seconds) with the combined energy sitting at (524). That’s clean, but it’s not big. It’s the only real moment here where the wind behaves and the swell is rideable. For crowds, this spot can get busy, but with conditions this marginal, you’ll probably have plenty of room.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.
From Wednesday the 15th through the 16th, the swell tries to push up, hitting 7ft to 7ft, but the wind is a mess – cross and cross-onshore – making it choppy and ugly. That’s more of a kite day than a surf day. After the 17th, we slide back into a long stretch of tiny to meager swell (2ft to 4ft) with that persistent cross-onshore wind. The energy values creep up into the 500s to 900s as we get into the 24th, 25th, and 26th, with very long period groundswells (18 to 24 seconds). That sounds fancy, but for a beach break like Pismo, those long-period swells tend to close out or run straight. And with the wind staying cross-onshore, it’s just not coming together. The 27th is more of the same – small, cross-onshore, and disappointing.
Summary: a long, lean stretch. The 17th afternoon is your one shot at a clean, if small, session. The rest is either blown out, too small, or too messy. It’s a quiet spell for the Central Coast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | SW 18 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 228 | 248 | 248 | 191 | 180 | 180 | 164 | 105 | 101 | 256 | 177 | 443 | 860 | 402 | 675 | 645 | 313 | 228 | 224 | 246 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.49m | 8:39PM2.47m | 11:00AM1.56m | 9:32PM2.51m | 11:44AM1.62m | 10:24PM2.47m | 12:26PM1.68m | 11:16PM2.36m | 1:08PM1.74m | 00:07AM2.18m | 1:50PM1.80m | 1:01AM1.94m | 2:32PM1.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM-0.01m | 2:13PM1.17m | 4:14AM-0.11m | 3:13PM1.13m | 5:01AM-0.15m | 4:11PM1.09m | 5:46AM-0.11m | 5:09PM1.04m | 6:29AM-0.00m | 6:10PM1.01m | 7:10AM0.16m | 7:14PM0.98m | 7:49AM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | 8:17 | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 228 | 248 | 248 | 191 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 105 | 67 | 256 | 58 | 68 | 512 | 124 | 675 | 645 | 313 | 228 | 153 | 125 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 20 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 90 | 75 | 88 | 90 | 180 | 180 | 164 | 99 | 101 | 80 | 78 | 36 | 125 | 129 | 121 | 74 | 160 | 215 | 224 | 203 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SSW 18 | W 18 | SW 21 | W 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 59 | 96 | 37 | 80 | 152 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 123 | 120 | 53 | 81 | 107 | 246 | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 177 | 443 | 860 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 28 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 79 | 136 | 0 | 80 | 108 | 0 | 136 | 81 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 109 |
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