Cayucos Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.4° 

Cayucos Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
1.8
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
508
489
430
430
483
483
425
385
318
314
372
323
309
305
227
211
306
495
459
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
SSE
0
ESE
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM1.77m
11:04AM1.61m
11:07PM1.64m
11:32AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.26m
4:51AM-0.04m
5:03PM0.18m
5:19AM0.10m
5:45PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
24
23
22
22
22
26
25
23
17
17
18
17
18
22
23
21
17
17
Feels °C
28
25
23
23
23
22
21
25
24
21
17
18
19
17
18
21
21
18
16
17
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