Cayucos Pier surf break

Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 May 2026 PDT
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
1
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
543
534
700
569
199
190
184
443
205
180
180
144
141
133
128
230
207
222
229
326
314
382
437
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
0
SW
5
NNW
0
E
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:13AM1.07m
10:26PM1.63m
11:54AM1.01m
10:52PM1.61m
12:37PM0.94m
11:19PM1.57m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.46m
5:32AM-0.15m
4:35PM0.54m
6:08AM-0.13m
4:57PM0.62m
6:47AM-0.08m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
18
17
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
16
12
11
10
10
11
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
17
15
11
11
10
11
12
15
16
14
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
1
WNW
6
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
Energy kJ
17
17
534
700
569
172
172
147
443
103
180
180
144
73
133
128
230
186
222
180
180
176
382
437
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.9
NW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
NW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
NW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Energy kJ
11
11
28
28
29
199
190
184
31
205
51
66
102
140
51
84
123
207
181
229
326
314
70
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
19
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
8
8
11
11
31
31
31
31
9
9
9
6
9
66
74
51
103
86
84
84
84
85
86
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.6
NW
5
1.5
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
551
543
23
319
100
93
104
141
48
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
195
151
113
0
0
0
0
18
119
151
34
0
0
0
0
122
119
151
131
24
0
0
0
119
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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