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Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Pismo Beach 5 photos

  • Pismo Beach (California, USA), Point San Luis -- 2012 -- 4734

    Pismo Beach (California, USA), Point San Luis -- 2012 -- 4734. Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pismo Beach, CA, USA - panoramio - Sergei Gussev (3)

    Pismo Beach, CA, USA - panoramio - Sergei Gussev (3). Sergei Gussev, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • California goldenbush, Ericameria ericoides

    California goldenbush, Ericameria ericoides. Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • California goldenbush, Ericameria ericoides

    California goldenbush, Ericameria ericoides. Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Blochman ragwort, Senecio blochmaniae

    Blochman ragwort, Senecio blochmaniae. Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
4.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
20°C67°F
Wind
106 km/hmph S
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
4.6Fair8 am96
4.7Fair9 am85
4.9Fair10 am74
6.4Good11 am117
6.8Good12 pm149
7.0Great1 pm159
7.3Great2 pm1610
7.1Great3 pm1811
7.1Great4 pm1811
7.2Great5 pm1610
6.9Good6 pm1710
Sat
6.4Good8 am2415
6.9Good9 am2113
7.8Great10 am138
8.0Great11 am85
8.0Great12 pm117
7.4Great1 pm1711
7.4Great2 pm1912
7.6Great3 pm1811
7.7Great4 pm1711
7.9Great5 pm159
7.9Great6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 8 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 760 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miGrover Beach (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miSan Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP)

Nearby places

  • Fin's Bar & GrillSeafood
    760 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%