Cayucos Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
14.8° C
1.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.9
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
1.9
WNW
7
2.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
389
321
321
312
213
275
472
504
789
242
223
448
661
444
444
397
681
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:57PM1.48m
8:41AM0.89m
6:50PM1.52m
9:40AM0.96m
7:39PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.25m
11:56AM0.81m
2:41AM0.12m
1:06PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
20
25
25
25
21
20
19
19
22
26
26
25
20
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
19
23
22
22
18
18
17
17
21
24
24
23
20
20
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