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Pico Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 31 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 10AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
1048 | 1058 | 958 | 1351 | 970 | 999 | 952 | 1562 | 1313 | 1146 | 609 | 603 | 769 | 759 | 867 | 847 | 808 | 667 | 651 | 635 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.03m | 10:21PM1.69m | 1:05PM1.02m | 10:55PM1.66m | 1:49PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM-0.20m | 4:02PM0.85m | 6:02AM-0.20m | 4:35PM0.87m | 6:40AM-0.19m | 5:11PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 524 | 520 | 889 | 800 | 609 | 596 | 596 | 815 | 705 | 604 | 540 | 471 | 445 | 759 | 867 | 281 | 808 | 667 | 651 | 635 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 98 | 180 | 502 | 510 | 102 | 147 | 306 | 904 | 876 | 630 | 609 | 603 | 768 | 19 | 16 | 847 | 275 | 218 | 218 | 179 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 308 | 305 | 65 | 103 | 66 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 87 | 123 | 196 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1048 | 1058 | 958 | 1351 | 970 | 999 | 952 | 1562 | 1313 | 1146 | — | — | 769 | 353 | 346 | — | 471 | — | — | — | 168 | 184 | 227 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 167 | 158 | 86 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 169 | 179 | 86 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 532 | 158 | 43 | 28 |
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