Cayucos Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.4° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 9AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
708
623
721
842
842
897
887
847
770
751
859
742
733
733
789
793
532
505
498
491
696
763
773
783
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
N
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:27PM1.28m
8:11AM1.09m
4:23PM1.23m
8:02AM1.16m
5:56PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.27m
11:09AM1.05m
00:32AM0.23m
12:43PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
25
24
24
31
32
26
22
21
20
20
20
24
23
21
17
16
15
15
14
18
19
17
14
14
Feels °C
22
20
20
27
29
24
21
19
19
20
19
23
22
19
16
16
15
15
13
17
16
14
12
13
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