
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
458 | 366 | 359 | 359 | 300 | 294 | 300 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 317 | 290 | 232 | 229 | 269 | 355 | 727 | 878 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.59m | 9:50AM1.42m | 9:32PM1.60m | 10:08AM1.52m | 10:08PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.05m | 3:32PM0.39m | 3:55AM0.09m | 4:06PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
458 | 366 | 359 | 359 | 300 | 294 | 300 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 317 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 269 | 269 | 419 | 454 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
258 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 191 | 186 | 186 | 189 | 290 | 232 | 229 | 14 | 14 | 265 | 297 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | NW 12 |
33 | 28 | 24 | 39 | 22 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 94 | 94 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | 218 | 181 | 355 | 727 | 878 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 195 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 193 | 122 | 131 | 0 |
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