
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 154 | 147 | 133 | 177 | 184 | 177 | 222 | 323 | 353 | 368 | 248 | 218 | 299 | 503 | 659 | 785 | 603 | 644 | 717 | 675 | 659 | 949 | 643 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29AM1.06m | 2:01PM1.67m | 4:15AM0.96m | 2:57PM1.67m | 6:35AM0.98m | 4:10PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.69m | 9:37PM0.24m | 7:52AM0.84m | 11:04PM0.16m | 8:57AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
95 | 93 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 184 | 127 | 123 | 195 | 353 | 189 | 179 | 170 | 189 | 503 | 659 | 785 | 204 | 644 | 717 | 675 | 659 | 949 | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 12 |
55 | 154 | 147 | 133 | 177 | 175 | 177 | 222 | 323 | 117 | 368 | 248 | 156 | 299 | 192 | 110 | 120 | 603 | 208 | 216 | 65 | 97 | 104 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NW 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 11 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NW 11 |
154 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 82 | 102 | 35 | 82 | 41 | 115 | 218 | 156 | 42 | 142 | 88 | 73 | 106 | 48 | 88 | 84 | 115 | 94 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
7 | 25 | — | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 90 | 130 | 130 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 225 | 300 | 44 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 205 | 167 | 61 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 61 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 167 | 179 | 61 | 0 |
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