Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Issued: 9 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is

20.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (11 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 10		Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Fri 13
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	1	0	2	2	2	2	4	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1274	1274	1401	1444	1294	1294	1155	1042	1026	838	839	1036	2028	2427	2508	2822	2899	3055	2937	2991	3252
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	SSE	SW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	E	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide			11:29PM1.04m				10:04AM1.71m				00:20AM0.98m				10:35AM1.64m					1:26AM0.94m
Low Tide	4:56PM-0.10m			3:43AM0.72m					5:35PM-0.05m				4:06AM0.79m				6:19PM0.02m				4:27AM0.86m


	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	21	19	18	17	17	23	24	23	20	20	19	18	17	20	21	19	19	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	19	17	16	14	14	22	22	22	18	19	18	17	15	18	18	16	17	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	1274	1274	1401	1444	1294	1294	1155	1042	1026	838	839	1036	2028	2427	2508	2822	2899	3055	2937	2991	3252
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	100	134	131	46	92	99	97	142	134	97	134	136	134	133	127	70	121	68	164	153	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	—	W 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 13	W 20	SW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	30	—	9	50	51	44	26	7	15	37	36	71	65	126	123	121	69	174	67	67	67
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	9	11	12	17	23	43	51	30
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	52	52	155	149	18	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4			5	5			4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	6	5	5	6	7	4

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