Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | 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  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 195 | 266 | 220 | 216 | 295 | 195 | 267 | 344 | 436 | 584 | 584 | 572 | 596 | 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 | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.29m | 10:15PM1.69m | 11:24AM1.37m | 10:53PM1.62m | 11:48AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.61m | 5:03AM0.01m | 4:52PM0.53m | 5:29AM0.09m | 5:35PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 153 | 195 | 132 | 220 | 216 | 132 | 149 | 112 | 344 | 110 | 584 | 584 | 572 | 596 | 197 | 191 | 191 | 867 | 667 | 742 | 848 | 848 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 103 | 224 | 103 | 100 | 157 | 195 | 267 | 102 | 436 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 877 | 1015 | 1015 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 142 | 103 | 38 | 126 | 167 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 44 | 36 | 9 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 329 | 144 | 266 | 116 | 97 | 295 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 244 | 136 | 222 | 262 | 263 | 503 | 489 | 489 | 186 | 335 | 490 | 518 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 61 | 86 | 0 | 158 | 167 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 61 | 158 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 28 |
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