Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 770 | 751 | 859 | 742 | 733 | 733 | 972 | 793 | 532 | 505 | 498 | 491 | 696 | 763 | 773 | 783 | 783 | 662 | 629 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 682 | 788 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.09m | 4:23PM1.23m | 8:02AM1.16m | 5:56PM1.25m | 8:10AM1.23m | 6:58PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.27m | 11:09AM1.05m | 00:32AM0.23m | 12:43PM0.92m | 1:13AM0.20m | 1:29PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 770 | 751 | 859 | 742 | 733 | 491 | 560 | 669 | 132 | 330 | 319 | 476 | 696 | 763 | 773 | 491 | 783 | 662 | 629 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 682 | 788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 180 | 317 | 341 | 389 | 405 | 733 | 724 | 793 | 336 | 113 | 498 | 491 | 504 | 51 | 378 | 783 | 359 | 261 | 251 | 186 | 151 | 463 | 543 | 536 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | S 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 95 | 93 | 194 | 273 | 194 | 188 | 48 | 532 | 505 | 83 | 225 | 139 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 61 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 972 | 158 | 233 | 204 | 178 | 59 | 73 | 692 | 40 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 151 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 151 | 131 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 160 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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