Cayucos Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
405
330
301
339
544
671
539
708
623
721
842
842
897
887
847
770
751
859
742
733
733
776
793
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:17PM1.39m
2:27PM1.28m
8:11AM1.09m
4:23PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.29m
11:32PM0.27m
11:09AM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
23
30
34
32
27
27
25
24
24
31
33
29
22
23
22
22
21
24
23
21
17
16
Feels °C
19
18
19
25
30
30
25
23
22
20
20
27
30
27
21
21
20
20
19
22
21
19
16
16
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