Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDT
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Pico Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pico Creek sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
18
1.1
NW
18
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
463
554
617
3066
799
816
2029
1753
1504
1435
1125
1106
993
801
650
508
495
485
572
845
711
726
875
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SSW
15
W
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM1.02m
7:58PM1.61m
9:04AM1.01m
8:25PM1.66m
10:01AM1.01m
8:52PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.40m
2:58AM0.08m
1:59PM0.54m
3:38AM-0.04m
2:30PM0.66m
4:15AM-0.13m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:12
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
13
11
11
11
13
15
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
8
6
6
7
8
12
13
14
12
13
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
469
463
554
546
532
799
816
301
1753
1504
1435
1125
1106
993
801
650
508
469
397
345
338
269
726
875
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.1
S
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
18
1.1
NW
18
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
144
142
7
7
6
428
411
2
297
297
297
293
229
226
226
223
220
495
485
572
845
711
223
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.4
NW
16
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
WNW
22
0.6
WNW
21
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
7
93
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
22
51
181
300
213
210
210
210
189
141
141
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
2.4
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
17
64
470
617
3066
575
587
2029
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
179
1403
1430
167
167
28
0
0
129
133
167
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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