Pescaderos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.41° N 119.86° W

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pescaderos sea temperature is

21.4°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 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)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (20 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). 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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	196	188	186	186	183	183	183	180	207	201	195	207	158	165	191	201	191	149	142	138	136	134
Wind (km/h)	E	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	E	SE	ESE	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide	7:32AM1.61m				6:08PM1.65m				7:44AM1.70m				7:00PM1.68m				7:59AM1.81m				7:49PM1.70m
Low Tide			12:46PM1.17m				1:00AM0.54m				1:25PM1.00m				1:28AM0.56m					2:01PM0.81m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	1	4	7	4	2	1	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	22	22	21	17	17	17	18	18	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	18	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	18	21	22	22	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	15	17	18	17	16	17	18	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	W 11	S 14	S 14
kJ	196	188	186	186	183	183	183	180	207	201	195	207	158	165	191	201	191	149	142	125	136	134
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	S 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	S 14	W 11	W 5
kJ	70	47	68	46	45	104	142	133	154	145	136	111	70	69	60	78	70	99	99	138	86	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	WNW 10	S 15	S 16	S 17	S 16	S 16	SW 19	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	SSW 4	S 14	SW 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18
kJ	9	106	106	67	67	43	104	118	22	47	46	57	42	71	66	4	60	79	101	101	99	99
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ESE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	—	—
kJ	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	16	9	8	7	9	5	3	3	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	45	55	263	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	32	32	39	0	0	0	11	35	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5

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