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Cayucos Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | |
173 | 160 | 176 | 178 | 191 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 242 | 279 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 362 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.19m | 4:16AM1.25m | 6:24PM1.30m | 5:43AM1.13m | 7:04PM1.40m | 7:02AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.72m | 11:22AM-0.00m | 00:18AM0.57m | 12:14PM0.12m | 1:26AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 173 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 127 | 122 | 258 | 100 | 100 | 251 | 242 | 279 | 220 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 362 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 152 | 103 | 176 | 178 | 191 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 43 | 258 | 255 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 171 | 217 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 121 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 136 | 127 | 127 | 174 | 56 | 58 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 160 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 151 |
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