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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 Tuesday 26 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
457 | 677 | 946 | 726 | 691 | 2060 | 1753 | 1504 | 1481 | 1144 | 1106 | 993 | 815 | 650 | 508 | 469 | 485 | 537 | 659 | 719 | 753 | 808 | 864 | 843 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.57m | 9:07AM1.01m | 8:36PM1.62m | 9:56AM1.00m | 9:03PM1.66m | 10:41AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.34m | 3:03AM0.06m | 2:10PM0.45m | 3:41AM-0.05m | 2:41PM0.53m | 4:16AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 457 | 539 | 439 | 726 | 691 | 301 | 1753 | 1504 | 1481 | 1144 | 1106 | 993 | 815 | 650 | 508 | 469 | 427 | 352 | 274 | 227 | 753 | 808 | 864 | 843 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 422 | 339 | 2 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 217 | 210 | 485 | 537 | 659 | 719 | 223 | 186 | 179 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 181 | 178 | 342 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 161 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 677 | 946 | 622 | 623 | 2060 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1423 | 822 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 18 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
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