Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDT
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Pico Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pico Creek sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 4PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (31 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
4
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
958
1412
970
999
934
1600
1377
1146
1012
918
768
759
742
847
808
667
651
635
627
620
612
519
512
463
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM1.03m
10:21PM1.69m
1:05PM1.02m
10:55PM1.66m
1:49PM1.01m
11:31PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:25AM-0.20m
4:02PM0.85m
6:02AM-0.20m
4:35PM0.87m
6:40AM-0.19m
5:11PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:14
8:15
8:15
Temp °C
17
20
19
20
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
19
15
14
13
12
14
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
16
13
13
13
14
17
17
18
16
13
13
12
11
14
15
16
14
12
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
889
800
609
596
596
815
705
604
540
471
445
759
742
346
275
275
218
635
627
620
612
519
153
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
14
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
NW
8
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
502
510
102
147
306
904
876
630
609
603
768
19
16
847
808
667
651
214
21
41
40
60
512
463
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
65
103
66
65
4
4
28
87
123
196
5
3
16
17
17
21
21
21
11
45
44
82
152
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
6
1.9
NW
7
2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
958
1412
970
999
934
1600
1377
1146
1012
918
754
378
346
557
471
197
184
227
107
383
440
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
169
167
158
86
0
0
0
28
144
169
179
86
28
28
0
0
179
169
158
86
28
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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