Pismo State Beach

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

Free parking

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°C62°F
Water: 19°C67°F
Wind: 85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts: 1811 km/hmph
Waves: 1.5 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 7%
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

High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 2 am, -0.2 m<1 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.

About Pismo State Beach

Pismo State Beach is a state park in California, United States, located near the town of Grover Beach. The beach is 0.31 miles from Oceano Dunes and has 3 free parking areas within 0.27 miles.

From Wikipedia

Pismo State Beach is a beach on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. It is approximately 17 miles long and fronts the towns of Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, and Oceano in San Luis Obispo County. It is managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
The area includes a beach and dunes.

Source: Pismo State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms380 m0.2 mi away
Showers440 m0.3 mi away
Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 510 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.4 km0.9 miGrover Beach (town)
Nearest airport: 14 km9 miSan Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP)

Nearby places

Pier Street DeliFood and drink
510 m0.3 mi
Slappy’s Chowder HouseSeafood
540 m0.3 mi
Old Juan’s CantinaMexican
710 m0.4 mi
Rock and Roll DinerBurger
930 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Oceano Dunes0.5 km0.3 mi south away
7.0 Great later
Pismo Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north-west away
7.0 Great later
Posmo State Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south away
7.0 Great later
Pirates Cove10 km6.5 mi north-west away
7.0 Great later
Avila State Beach12 km7.5 mi north-west away
7.0 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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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%