Pico Creek Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.61° N 121.15° W

Pico Creek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pico Creek sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.1° 

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


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
209
319
395
316
207
204
193
177
264
264
261
261
258
201
251
248
242
239
242
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
W
5
SSW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
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
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6:20
6:20
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7:58
7:57
7:55
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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
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