Pismo Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT
Waist to chest
Swell
Wind
6KTSNW
9kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
57°F
4/3mm wetsuit
San Luis Obispo County Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Surf levels off today with a mix of NW & SSW swell. Afternoon onshores staying manageable.
Afternoon Outlook: Old SSW swell and modest NW swell mix mid day for peaky waist-chest high zone surf at many breaks, as best combo breaks see better sets. A new round of long-period SSW Southern Hemi slowly rises over the afternoon for chest-shoulder-head high waves at focal points, showing largest late. Low-end moderate W-WNW onshores most of the afternoon.
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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... Read more