Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cayucos Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 629 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 589 | 632 | 668 | 554 | 341 | 273 | 401 | 419 | 437 | 449 | 573 | 485 | 385 | 364 | 360 | 356 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.23m | 6:58PM1.30m | 8:23AM1.33m | 7:47PM1.34m | 8:39AM1.44m | 8:32PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.76m | 1:45AM0.18m | 2:06PM0.58m | 2:12AM0.19m | 2:40PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 629 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 589 | 632 | 668 | 554 | 341 | 256 | 247 | 419 | 437 | 449 | 573 | 485 | 356 | 327 | 313 | 247 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 211 | 186 | 151 | 160 | 336 | 565 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 253 | 261 | 401 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 364 | 360 | 356 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 5 | S 5 | S 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 4 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 43 | 72 | 119 | 102 | 56 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 341 | 273 | 203 | 216 | 216 | 19 | 12 | 192 | 385 | 138 | 103 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 10 | — | 130 | 260 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 119 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 71 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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