Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
183 | 181 | 227 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 165 | 161 | 325 | 261 | 250 | 276 | 299 | 286 | 269 | 299 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.66m | 10:18AM1.18m | 9:02PM1.70m | 10:39AM1.23m | 9:38PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM-0.03m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM-0.05m | 3:35PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | WNW 7 |
148 | 132 | 227 | 36 | 36 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 140 | 100 | 78 | 75 | 299 | 286 | 269 | 299 | 217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 12 |
183 | 181 | 126 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 250 | 276 | 62 | 201 | 164 | 116 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 14 |
20 | 21 | 19 | 126 | 171 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 85 | 144 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 55 | 85 | 55 | 136 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
9 | 11 | 110 | 77 | 77 | 36 | 65 | 100 | 141 | 325 | 261 | 214 | 178 | 167 | 115 | 196 | 216 | 463 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 158 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 147 | 43 | 0 |
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