Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 9PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 112 | 155 | 157 | 215 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 183 | 181 | 227 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 170 | 170 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.60m | 9:59AM1.15m | 8:24PM1.66m | 10:18AM1.18m | 9:02PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.93m | 3:11AM0.02m | 2:21PM0.85m | 3:42AM-0.03m | 2:58PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 155 | 87 | 66 | 48 | 92 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 148 | 132 | 64 | 68 | 50 | 171 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 117 | 112 | 66 | 156 | 215 | 206 | 206 | 199 | 150 | 145 | 183 | 181 | 227 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 214 | 165 | 161 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 77 | 157 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 85 | 88 | 149 | 123 | 138 | 129 | 73 | 75 | 100 | 35 | 42 | 139 | 144 | 139 | 68 | 107 | 170 | 170 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 148 | 28 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 169 | 169 | 158 | 61 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 167 | 167 | 43 | 0 |
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