Cayucos Pier surf break

Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
908
680
649
640
563
555
689
517
436
429
429
518
500
450
359
286
286
242
242
249
229
216
176
178
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
0
NW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:39AM1.76m
3:25PM1.03m
1:39AM1.60m
4:36PM1.09m
2:52AM1.41m
5:36PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:19AM-0.34m
7:29PM0.77m
9:22AM-0.23m
9:03PM0.79m
10:24AM-0.12m
10:48PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
17
17
20
24
23
21
15
13
14
15
18
20
20
18
13
11
13
13
15
18
18
16
12
11
15
14
17
21
19
17
14
13
13
13
16
19
18
16
12
10
12
12
14
16
16
14
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
908
680
649
640
563
555
689
517
436
429
429
518
500
450
359
286
286
242
242
238
229
216
175
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
89
56
162
56
119
113
110
109
184
303
303
107
109
110
109
178
148
152
207
249
152
103
176
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
S
12
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
66
162
90
89
55
55
53
52
78
109
49
48
48
48
25
47
73
103
102
49
102
121
47
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
Energy kJ
17
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
195
119
151
0
0
0
0
0
119
339
151
34
0
0
0
0
119
151
151
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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