Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 215 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 263 | 181 | 210 | 255 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:55AM0.86m | 2:18PM1.37m | 3:44PM1.30m | 9:06AM1.06m | 5:34PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.85m | 11:10PM0.37m | 00:41AM0.30m | 11:38AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 78 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 215 | 196 | 188 | 167 | 73 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 114 | 125 | 93 | 75 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 198 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 116 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 242 | 18 | 236 | 236 | 116 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 210 | 255 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 307 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 71 | 160 | 116 | 16 | 162 | 162 | 16 | 148 | 239 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 236 | 181 | 101 | 99 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 47 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 176 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 46 | 125 | 127 | 263 | — | 183 | 172 | 83 | 121 | 93 | 93 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 151 | 137 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 151 | 113 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 195 | 131 | 0 | 0 |
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