
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 10PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
218 | 299 | 497 | 659 | 785 | 603 | 644 | 563 | 675 | 667 | 659 | 751 | 733 | 892 | 859 | 596 | 596 | 589 | 581 | 566 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.67m | 6:35AM0.98m | 4:10PM1.68m | 7:54AM1.07m | 5:30PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.16m | 8:57AM0.96m | 00:23AM0.04m | 11:00AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
170 | 189 | 497 | 659 | 785 | 603 | 644 | 563 | 675 | 667 | 659 | 751 | 733 | 892 | 859 | 596 | 596 | 589 | 581 | 566 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
156 | 299 | 192 | 136 | 148 | 171 | 175 | 182 | 189 | 158 | 134 | 82 | 23 | 143 | 138 | 106 | 91 | 234 | 284 | 346 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 15 | SW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
218 | 156 | 84 | 142 | 49 | 73 | 107 | 116 | 90 | 47 | 123 | 93 | 84 | 96 | 64 | 125 | 75 | 110 | 77 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
90 | 127 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | 20 | 39 | 53 | — | — | — | 127 | 27 | 41 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 133 | 61 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 167 | 179 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 167 | 168 | 61 | 28 |
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