Pismo Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT+

Waist to shoulder

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

7.9FT9s
NW304º
4.9FT18s
S191º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

4KTSN

4kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.7FT

Temperature

56°F

spotName Wind & Weather
62ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Solid surf continues off select Southern Hemi swell. Winds are light for the morning.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Selective, healthy long-period SSW Southern Hemi swell holds, as modest scale shorter-period NW peaks, setting up widespread chest to head high+ waves, while better exposures/combo breaks are going overhead. Light/variable to light NE winds in the morning.

Afternoon Outlook: Surf holds. Moderate WNW sea breeze peaks mid afternoon, slowly lightens into the evening.

Pismo Beach Pier Surf Forecast

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Pismo Beach Pier Surf Guide

One of the more consistent and shapely of all Central Coast beachbreaks, the Pismo Beach Pier is the hub of South County surfing. Cradled in the lee of Point San Luis and San Luis Obispo Bay, the Pier is in a slight northwest swell shadow, so it's usually smaller and less windy than the more exposed sandbars down around Oceano, but bigger than the Avila Beach area to the north.

Pismo's south side is usually better than the north. Surfers are liberated to snuff out several miles' worth o... 
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