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
WNW302º
3.3FT18s
SSW205º
0.8FT12s
SSE166º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

5KTSWSW

5kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

0.2FT

Temperature

57°F

spotName Wind & Weather
59ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Surf tops out today as swell peaks. Winds staying fairly light, most favorable in the morning.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Healthy SSW Southern Hemi tops out, as secondary NW swell edges up, setting up chest to head high+ waves at good summertime breaks, while standouts hit overhead. Nice incoming tide push follows a mid morning negative low. Light/variable to a light sea breeze for the morning.

Afternoon Outlook: Surf size holds. Winds turning to a light+ W-WSW 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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