Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 4AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 303 | 340 | 362 | 382 | 393 | 224 | 220 | 222 | 359 | 628 | 267 | 386 | 446 | 424 | 475 | 572 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.74m | 11:01AM1.33m | 10:24PM1.72m | 11:21AM1.40m | 10:58PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM-0.05m | 4:21PM0.49m | 5:05AM-0.02m | 4:56PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 191 | 208 | 208 | 186 | 214 | 224 | 220 | 163 | 151 | 363 | 192 | 124 | 446 | 424 | 475 | 572 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 115 | 228 | 224 | 202 | 154 | 198 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 164 | 114 | 267 | 386 | 68 | 66 | 43 | 41 | 644 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 107 | 174 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 137 | 84 | 81 | 40 | 197 | 108 | 72 | 44 | 93 | 43 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 209 | 303 | 340 | 362 | 382 | 393 | 203 | 211 | 222 | 359 | 628 | — | 233 | 105 | 213 | 262 | 325 | 616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 119 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 131 | 193 | 34 | 34 |
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