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 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 261 | 280 | 314 | 255 | 362 | 322 | 387 | 392 | 302 | 421 | 333 | 498 | 325 | 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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.10m | 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 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 285 | 228 | 280 | 151 | 216 | 282 | 255 | 196 | 392 | 185 | 421 | 269 | 498 | 274 | 259 | 222 | 525 | 451 | 445 | 411 | 389 | 384 | 389 | 389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 268 | 261 | 258 | 314 | 255 | 362 | 322 | 387 | 196 | 201 | 317 | 138 | 414 | 325 | 417 | 428 | 157 | 138 | 103 | 99 | 68 | 63 | 44 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | S 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 48 | 167 | 132 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 18 | 302 | 13 | 333 | 58 | 147 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 50 | 112 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 118 | — | 47 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 74 | — | 17 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 8 | 43 | 185 | 179 | 158 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 290 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 250 | 205 | 61 | 28 |
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