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

2-3FT

Thigh to waist

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2FT15s
WNW288º
3.9FT7s
NW311º
2.2FT12s
S177º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSNW

3kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

3.8FT

Temperature

57°F

spotName Wind & Weather
56ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Fun zone surf 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-chest high waves, better sets at best summertime breaks with some steep angled S tropical swell getting in.

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

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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