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Pico Creek in San Luis Obispo is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. There is a right breaking reef. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Pico Creek Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pico Creek:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Boners	0 mi
Second closest break	San Simeon Creek	1 mi
Third closest break	Exotics	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Leffingwell Landing	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Moonstone	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pico Creek:
Closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	42 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	53 mi
Third closest wave buoy	PT Arguello Buoy	63 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	100 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	108 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pico Creek:
Closest tide station	San Simeon, California	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California	21 mi
Third closest tide station	Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California (2)	21 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Morro Bay, California	24 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port San Luis, Pacific Ocean, California	37 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pico Creek:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	145 mi
Second closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	157 mi
Third closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	164 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mammoth Mountain (United States)	183 mi
Fifth closest ski area	June Mountain (United States)	188 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pico Creek:
Closest city location	Cambria (United States)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Lake Nacimiento (United States)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Cayucos (United States)	18 mi
Fourth closest city location	Morro Bay (United States)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Templeton (United States)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pico Creek is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 110 km (68 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pico Creek is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Third is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in USA, 183 km (114 miles) away.
• Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA is 190 km (118 miles) away.
• Castle (Merced) Airport (MER), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Pico Creek and is 204 km (127 miles) away.