
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
366 | 212 | 176 | 261 | 253 | 253 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 153 | 118 | 88 | 149 | 117 | 117 | 140 | 123 | 194 | 440 | 342 | 312 | 163 | 297 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:48PM2.07m | 11:12AM1.15m | 9:40PM2.09m | 11:54AM1.20m | 10:31PM2.06m | 12:35PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM-0.48m | 3:20PM0.76m | 5:11AM-0.51m | 4:18PM0.71m | 5:55AM-0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | |
8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
366 | 113 | 113 | 261 | 253 | 253 | 312 | 253 | 253 | 99 | 79 | 75 | 90 | 88 | 117 | 119 | 123 | 194 | 186 | 153 | 132 | 93 | 62 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 15 | S 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 |
110 | 212 | 176 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 153 | 118 | 76 | 149 | 117 | 51 | 111 | 111 | 86 | 194 | 95 | 95 | 108 | 106 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
18 | 133 | 102 | 46 | 46 | 56 | 51 | 59 | 96 | 88 | 75 | 88 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 194 | 152 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 140 | 104 | 186 | 440 | 342 | 312 | 163 | 297 | 345 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 46 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 169 | 167 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 86 | 167 | 167 |
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