Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 314 | 255 | 362 | 322 | 387 | 392 | 302 | 421 | 333 | 498 | 343 | 417 | 428 | 525 | 451 | 445 | 411 | 389 | 384 | 389 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.51m | 4:42AM0.94m | 4:56PM1.53m | 6:44AM0.88m | 5:44PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.38m | 11:09PM0.46m | 9:52AM0.59m | 00:28AM0.34m | 10:40AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 280 | 151 | 216 | 282 | 255 | 196 | 392 | 185 | 421 | 269 | 498 | 343 | 303 | 218 | 525 | 451 | 445 | 411 | 389 | 384 | 389 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 258 | 314 | 255 | 362 | 322 | 387 | 196 | 201 | 317 | 138 | 414 | 330 | 417 | 428 | 157 | 146 | 103 | 92 | 94 | 62 | 64 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | S 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 167 | 132 | 118 | 118 | 12 | 13 | 302 | 13 | 333 | 58 | 147 | 57 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 50 | 112 | 167 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 47 | 62 | 72 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 10 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 272 | 179 | 169 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 205 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 255 | 214 | 61 | 28 |
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