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Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
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Cayucos Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
1871 | 1624 | 1297 | 978 | 732 | 637 | 540 | 540 | 480 | 443 | 445 | 436 | 371 | 378 | 367 | 362 | 908 | 680 | 649 | 722 | 711 | 711 | 610 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.04m | 11:46PM1.88m | 2:13PM1.02m | 00:39AM1.76m | 3:25PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM-0.49m | 5:24PM0.63m | 7:20AM-0.44m | 6:18PM0.70m | 8:19AM-0.34m | 7:29PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
1871 | 1624 | 1297 | 978 | 732 | 637 | 540 | 540 | 480 | 443 | 445 | 436 | 371 | 378 | 314 | 283 | 908 | 680 | 649 | 722 | 711 | 711 | 610 | 508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 29 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 105 | 264 | 261 | 302 | 272 | 367 | 362 | 89 | 56 | 162 | 56 | 119 | 113 | 110 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
47 | 46 | 81 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 89 | 66 | 162 | 90 | 89 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 151 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 339 | 151 | 34 | 0 |
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