Cayucos Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.1° 

Cayucos Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.9
S
12
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
NW
7
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.7
WNW
7
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
181
227
203
213
236
229
243
254
452
452
393
393
337
224
216
294
558
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:19PM1.72m
10:41AM1.26m
9:51PM1.74m
11:01AM1.33m
10:24PM1.72m
Low Tide
4:19AM-0.06m
3:47PM0.58m
4:42AM-0.05m
4:21PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
24
24
26
31
32
30
27
25
25
25
26
30
28
26
27
22
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
24
29
30
27
25
24
23
22
24
28
26
23
26
22
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