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Cayucos Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | |
353 | 171 | 196 | 408 | 396 | 326 | 314 | 217 | 213 | 297 | 335 | 294 | 464 | 403 | 299 | 212 | 551 | 551 | 996 | 433 | 237 | 207 | 222 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:40PM1.61m | 10:33AM1.13m | 10:03PM1.63m | 11:13AM1.07m | 10:26PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.27m | 4:24AM-0.09m | 3:49PM0.37m | 4:58AM-0.14m | 4:12PM0.46m | 5:32AM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 38 | 154 | 79 | 236 | 178 | 157 | 161 | 217 | 211 | 155 | 186 | 180 | 249 | 181 | 143 | 203 | 17 | 17 | 569 | 264 | 237 | 207 | 222 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 21 | 38 | 79 | 79 | 206 | 166 | 144 | 68 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 178 | 175 | 299 | 212 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 167 | 162 | 196 | 187 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 35 | 130 | 46 | 55 | 71 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 353 | 171 | 196 | 408 | 396 | 326 | 314 | 157 | 213 | 297 | 335 | 294 | 464 | 403 | — | — | 551 | 551 | 996 | 433 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 131 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 177 | 113 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 151 | 151 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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