
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 7PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 209 | 319 | 395 | 316 | 207 | 204 | 193 | 177 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 201 | 251 | 248 | 242 | 239 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:35PM2.01m | 11:17AM1.33m | 10:24PM1.94m | 11:52AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.66m | 4:47AM-0.35m | 4:18PM0.56m | 5:25AM-0.27m | 5:11PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
103 | 79 | 77 | 395 | 84 | 72 | 81 | 103 | 141 | 135 | 132 | 157 | 154 | 147 | 131 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
85 | 209 | 319 | 79 | 316 | 207 | 204 | 193 | 177 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 201 | 251 | 248 | 242 | 239 | 242 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
74 | 78 | 75 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 27 | 118 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 179 | 43 | 24 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 133 | 179 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 321 | 169 | 61 | 8 |
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