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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 3PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | 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 | |
1736 | 4295 | 3156 | 3241 | 3511 | 2514 | 1871 | 1624 | 1403 | 996 | 822 | 685 | 540 | 480 | 540 | 471 | 462 | 445 | 386 | 386 | 401 | 431 | 347 | 756 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.09m | 10:58PM1.94m | 1:06PM1.04m | 11:46PM1.88m | 2:13PM1.02m | 00:39AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM-0.49m | 4:37PM0.55m | 6:24AM-0.49m | 5:24PM0.63m | 7:20AM-0.44m | 6:18PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | 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 10 | WNW 13 |
536 | 2612 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 2514 | 1871 | 1624 | 1403 | 996 | 822 | 685 | 540 | 480 | 540 | 471 | 462 | 445 | 386 | 386 | 401 | 339 | 294 | 756 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 |
107 | 102 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 89 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 105 | 226 | 226 | 302 | 272 | 330 | 431 | 347 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | 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 | S 14 | SW 21 |
6 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 46 | 81 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 80 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 89 | 162 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1736 | 4295 | 3156 | 3241 | 3511 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 131 | 131 | 143 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 71 | 177 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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