Cayucos Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.45° N 120.91° W

Cayucos Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cayucos Pier sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.8
WNW
7
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
309
309
309
305
214
211
211
315
646
648
519
441
193
431
844
854
496
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
0
NW
0
NNW
0
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM1.64m
11:32AM1.65m
11:49PM1.48m
11:59AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.18m
5:19AM0.10m
5:45PM0.16m
5:45AM0.26m
6:28PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
23
22
21
17
17
17
16
17
22
24
23
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
18
19
20
22
21
19
16
17
16
14
15
20
20
18
15
15
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