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Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
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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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
2069 | 2337 | 2464 | 1958 | 2555 | 3406 | 3338 | 2696 | 2335 | 5706 | 6083 | 5374 | 3707 | 4667 | 4297 | 4789 | 1903 | 1775 | 1508 | 1087 | 838 | 718 | 637 | 705 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.12m | 10:14PM1.94m | 12:05PM1.09m | 10:58PM1.94m | 1:06PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM-0.41m | 3:56PM0.48m | 5:32AM-0.49m | 4:37PM0.55m | 6:24AM-0.49m | 5:24PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
1150 | 1199 | 1267 | 222 | 218 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 384 | 2253 | 2316 | 2907 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 2721 | 1903 | 1775 | 1508 | 1087 | 838 | 718 | 637 | 705 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 19 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 |
188 | 181 | 222 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 160 | 793 | 863 | 102 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 89 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 29 | 42 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 19 | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | NW 18 |
102 | 162 | 193 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 156 | 107 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 46 | 81 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2069 | 2337 | 2464 | 1958 | 2555 | 3406 | 3338 | 2696 | 2335 | 5706 | 6083 | 5374 | 3707 | 4667 | 4297 | 4789 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 131 | 131 | 137 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 131 | 131 | 24 | 182 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 193 | 34 | 0 |
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