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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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
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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) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
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) | S 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
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) | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 |
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) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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