Cayucos Pier surf break

Cayucos Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cayucos Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Cayucos Pier at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141414141413131313131313131313814131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215213156173168163158141139139137154154151151151138342528699677855517347
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
5
NW
0
W
0
NNW
0
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassonononglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
1.80
12:54PM
1.06
11:59PM
1.78
2:05PM
0.95
12:46AM
1.69
3:38PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.38
6:26AM
-0.34
5:37PM
0.51
7:24AM
-0.30
6:17PM
0.63
8:31AM
-0.23
Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:39-------7:40
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------3117322
Temp. °C161414131417181713121111131717171414131213141414
Feels °C (?)1613131213151514121199111314151312101111111010
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