Pismo Beach surf report

Pismo Beach, California

Updated 4:03 AM PDT

79/ 100

Rideable Wave size is 4.5 ft, and nothing is holding it back today.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 4.5 ft · 45% of the score 88
Swell period 8s · 30% of the score 70
Wind 2 mph · 15% of the score 100
Water temperature 62°F · 10% of the score 30

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS Air quality · AirNow

Pismo Beach is also scored for

75 Walking & shelling low-tide window 4:46 PM 52 Families with kids water temperature 62°F

About Pismo Beach

Pismo Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 55°F in April to 63°F in September.

The water here never averages above 70°F — even in September, the warmest month, it sits around 63°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.

Today it is 62°F. That is 1° above the August average of 61°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Port San Luis about 10.7 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pismo Beach good for surfing today?

Rideable — we score it 79 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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