Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 161 | 237 | 250 | 276 | 299 | 286 | 319 | 299 | 501 | 440 | 382 | 349 | 349 | 224 | 235 | 379 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.70m | 10:39AM1.23m | 9:38PM1.71m | 11:01AM1.29m | 10:15PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM-0.05m | 3:35PM0.69m | 4:38AM-0.03m | 4:12PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 161 | 100 | 75 | 55 | 299 | 286 | 319 | 299 | 229 | 203 | 181 | 177 | 148 | 224 | 220 | 209 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 85 | 159 | 250 | 276 | 55 | 201 | 164 | 116 | 294 | 232 | 209 | 154 | 195 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 72 | 144 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 55 | 85 | 55 | 107 | 174 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 139 | 22 | 126 | 164 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 118 | 237 | 178 | 132 | 128 | 107 | 196 | 216 | 501 | 440 | 382 | 349 | 349 | 204 | 235 | 379 | 600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 147 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
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