
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WNW 7 | SSW 24 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
389 | 389 | 389 | 321 | 312 | 236 | 233 | 392 | 396 | 740 | 501 | 440 | 448 | 661 | 563 | 444 | 384 | 724 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.55m | 8:34AM0.94m | 6:31PM1.58m | 9:37AM1.01m | 7:17PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.21m | 11:42AM0.87m | 2:23AM0.09m | 12:47PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 |
389 | 389 | 60 | 45 | 56 | 217 | 171 | 204 | 158 | 270 | 149 | 149 | 129 | 215 | 330 | 309 | 243 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | S 12 |
93 | 30 | 389 | 321 | 312 | 236 | 207 | 166 | 156 | 151 | 151 | 158 | 222 | 661 | 563 | 444 | 368 | 235 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 23 |
112 | 155 | 149 | 189 | 187 | 34 | 50 | 171 | 329 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 448 | 98 | 95 | 42 | 41 | 411 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
54 | 78 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 77 | 233 | 392 | 396 | 740 | 501 | 440 | 404 | 149 | 282 | 384 | 384 | 724 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 167 | 167 | 145 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 167 | 167 | 145 | 28 |
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