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 stomach

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

4.3FT12s
S188º
2.1FT16s
SSW205º
2.9FT8s
NW314º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

0KTSSW

1kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.0FT

Temperature

57°F

spotName Wind & Weather
68ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Waves up a touch today as some more swell shows. Winds stay on the light side, best in AM.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Mix of SSW swell ticks up as some WNW swell lingers, for mainly thigh-waist-stomach high surf, as summertime standouts see better sets. Light/variable morning winds.

Afternoon Outlook: Wave size holds. Winds,shift to a light W 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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