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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 pm Wednesday 13 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | |
274 | 1050 | 389 | 598 | 428 | 374 | 713 | 677 | 608 | 685 | 443 | 1204 | 660 | 1109 | 1203 | 904 | 1166 | 1583 | 1638 | 1210 | 1004 | 2214 | 2546 | 1719 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:18PM1.65m | 9:18AM1.13m | 8:49PM1.80m | 10:17AM1.13m | 9:25PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.33m | 3:10AM-0.01m | 2:28PM0.43m | 3:55AM-0.23m | 3:06PM0.53m | 4:42AM-0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 274 | 161 | 173 | 271 | 192 | 144 | 713 | 677 | 295 | 366 | 256 | 739 | 660 | 633 | 687 | 392 | 314 | 318 | 226 | 223 | 188 | 1016 | 1183 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 161 | 104 | 137 | 406 | 322 | 374 | 376 | 371 | 67 | 8 | 441 | 419 | 402 | 322 | 322 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 68 | 103 | 125 | 184 | 222 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 106 | 10 | 158 | 158 | 237 | 219 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 46 | 57 | 154 | 193 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 1050 | 389 | 598 | 428 | 311 | — | — | 608 | 685 | 443 | 1204 | — | 1109 | 1203 | 904 | 1166 | 1583 | 1638 | 1210 | 1004 | 2214 | 2546 | 1719 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 167 | 169 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 167 | 158 | 158 | 146 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
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