Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 387 | 392 | 302 | 421 | 333 | 522 | 585 | 416 | 428 | 439 | 451 | 445 | 411 | 389 | 384 | 389 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:42AM0.94m | 4:56PM1.53m | 6:44AM0.88m | 5:44PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.46m | 9:52AM0.59m | 00:28AM0.34m | 10:40AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 255 | 242 | 392 | 185 | 421 | 269 | 522 | 585 | 416 | 352 | 258 | 184 | 168 | 128 | 116 | 117 | 107 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 322 | 387 | 123 | 201 | 317 | 136 | 300 | 125 | 322 | 428 | 439 | 451 | 445 | 411 | 389 | 384 | 389 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | S 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 47 | 63 | 302 | 68 | 333 | 17 | 147 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 50 | 112 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 193 | 335 | 250 | 61 | 61 |
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