Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 6AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
227 | 208 | 195 | 267 | 352 | 436 | 584 | 533 | 415 | 651 | 877 | 1015 | 1015 | 867 | 667 | 742 | 848 | 848 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.69m | 11:24AM1.37m | 10:53PM1.62m | 11:48AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.01m | 4:52PM0.53m | 5:29AM0.09m | 5:35PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
110 | 80 | 149 | 112 | 163 | 129 | 584 | 533 | 415 | 651 | 229 | 203 | 1015 | 867 | 667 | 742 | 848 | 848 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
213 | 195 | 195 | 267 | 344 | 436 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 877 | 1015 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
100 | 208 | 63 | 88 | 102 | 71 | 44 | 61 | 43 | — | 26 | 24 | 23 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
227 | 141 | 110 | 153 | 352 | 268 | 88 | 136 | 247 | 256 | 489 | 503 | 203 | 217 | 290 | 407 | 495 | 387 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 61 | 158 | 167 | 168 | 161 | 28 |
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