Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 165 | 161 | 305 | 261 | 250 | 276 | 299 | 286 | 319 | 299 | 476 | 428 | 372 | 198 | 349 | 204 | 363 | 408 | 760 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.18m | 9:02PM1.70m | 10:39AM1.23m | 9:38PM1.71m | 11:01AM1.29m | 10:15PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM-0.03m | 2:58PM0.77m | 4:10AM-0.05m | 3:35PM0.69m | 4:38AM-0.03m | 4:12PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 |
227 | 222 | 38 | 171 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 140 | 100 | 78 | 75 | 299 | 286 | 319 | 299 | 223 | 197 | 177 | 181 | 148 | 191 | 228 | 220 | 345 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 |
126 | 25 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 159 | 250 | 276 | 62 | 201 | 164 | 116 | 294 | 232 | 213 | 198 | 191 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 202 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
16 | 126 | 171 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 85 | 144 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 55 | 85 | 55 | 109 | 174 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 139 | 22 | 83 | 167 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
18 | 72 | 98 | 48 | 80 | 112 | 136 | 305 | 261 | 214 | 172 | 137 | 94 | 196 | 209 | 476 | 428 | 372 | — | 349 | 204 | 363 | 408 | 760 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 167 | 158 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 147 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 144 | 61 | 28 | 2 |
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