Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
9
2
2
2
2
6
4
4
4
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
4.5
NW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
NW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1416
1289
2449
2553
1454
1855
2489
2804
2627
2036
2211
2211
6083
3111
3646
4667
3585
4679
1966
1837
1403
978
807
705
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:25PM1.91m
11:16AM1.13m
10:05PM1.98m
12:16PM1.12m
10:50PM1.99m
1:18PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:42AM-0.39m
3:47PM0.63m
5:32AM-0.49m
4:32PM0.71m
6:24AM-0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
14
17
19
19
14
12
11
10
13
16
17
18
16
14
14
14
17
20
19
19
11
9
8
8
10
10
12
11
7
6
6
5
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
11
14
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
Energy kJ
226
223
1141
1159
225
222
218
218
165
322
514
943
3149
104
92
90
90
2346
1966
1837
1403
978
807
705
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
NW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
68
103
188
184
220
15
15
15
7
163
163
158
108
25
25
24
24
89
58
57
81
55
30
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.5
NW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
82
46
125
154
15
2
7
7
7
7
156
6
12
12
12
13
24
48
82
57
82
46
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
4.5
NW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
NW
12
Energy kJ
1416
1289
2449
2553
1454
1855
2489
2804
2627
2036
2211
2211
6083
3111
3646
4667
3585
4679
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
1
1
1
6
5
9
4
4
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
157
62
62
0
146
158
164
168
167
167
146
135
0
167
158
167
167
62
0
0
0
28
167
167
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
9
9
7
4
1
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pico Creek surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest