Pescaderos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° N 119.86° W

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pescaderos sea temperature is

17.9° C

Pescaderos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pescaderos today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 13	S 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	SW 16	WNW 6	WNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	139	139	139	141	143	96	68	66	40	44	46	49	80	109	109	109	108	111	121	167	200	90	169	251
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy
High Tide		10:38AM1.52m				9:15PM2.51m					11:20AM1.58m			10:06PM2.48m					12:03PM1.64m			10:56PM2.37m
Low Tide				2:53PM1.07m				4:42AM-0.16m				3:49PM1.03m					5:26AM-0.12m			4:46PM0.99m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58
	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:10
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	25	25	24	21	23	22	22	25	28	28	30	29	27	26	25	28	30	30	32	28	26	26	24
Feels °C	23	26	25	25	21	23	22	23	25	27	27	28	26	25	24	24	29	29	29	30	24	23	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 4	WNW 4	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	W 7	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 7
kJ	139	139	139	141	143	96	68	66	4	4	46	47	55	55	109	109	89	107	45	67	91	90	90	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	S 12	S 12	SW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	WNW 14	NW 6	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	WNW 13	SW 16
kJ	23	22	17	16	16	21	32	21	26	26	26	49	80	109	56	40	20	35	35	35	35	29	35	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	W 16	W 16	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	S 12	W 15	SW 12	SW 13	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 14	W 14	WNW 14	S 13	SW 18	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 13	WNW 13	SSW 12	W 13
kJ	20	19	20	59	59	59	26	41	40	44	15	7	16	37	41	31	108	14	13	11	29	35	28	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	—	—	W 4	W 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	4	17	56	55	74	104	107	111	121	167	200	167	169	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	1	221	1	0	0	0	0	16	77	1	311	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	35	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	2		1		1	2	2	2	2	2	1		2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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