Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 387 | 783 | 360 | 590 | 489 | 297 | 289 | 342 | 372 | 897 | 682 | 490 | 490 | 220 | 294 | 406 | 506 | 1000 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.69m | 12:49PM1.24m | 11:43PM1.60m | 1:16PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.74m | 6:14AM-0.09m | 5:45PM0.70m | 6:41AM-0.01m | 6:34PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 387 | 362 | 263 | 177 | 153 | 297 | 289 | 342 | 260 | 430 | 310 | 220 | 193 | 119 | 84 | 60 | 153 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 184 | 441 | 360 | 590 | 489 | 140 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 244 | 206 | 126 | 87 | 33 | 51 | 95 | 53 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 15 | — | — | S 21 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 135 | 178 | 123 | 155 | — | — | 9 | — | 54 | 102 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 59 | 15 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 311 | 783 | — | 416 | 358 | 153 | 191 | 264 | 372 | 897 | 682 | 490 | 490 | 220 | 294 | 406 | 506 | 1000 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 148 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 169 | 158 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 169 | 148 |
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