Pismo Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

Forecaster
FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Observed

Thigh to waist

Forecaster observed
Forecaster

Swell

2.1FT15s
WNW287º
4.2FT7s
NW307º
3FT13s
S178º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

2KTSSE

2kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

0.6FT

Temperature

57°F

spotName Wind & Weather
57ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Fun zone surf today off holding swell. Winds staying on the lighter side, cleanest in the morning.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Blend of WNW swell and longer-period SSW swell rolling in with widespread waist-stomach high+ zone waves. Light/variable winds. Favorable incoming tide push back half of the morning.

Afternoon Outlook: Surf size holds. Light+ W afternoon sea breeze

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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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