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Pico Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
275 | 270 | 236 | 222 | 260 | 278 | 274 | 336 | 508 | 918 | 516 | 797 | 713 | 677 | 608 | 685 | 441 | 1204 | 737 | 1133 | 1203 | 869 | 1235 | 1675 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.49m | 8:17AM1.12m | 8:18PM1.65m | 9:18AM1.13m | 8:49PM1.80m | 10:17AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.23m | 1:51PM0.33m | 3:10AM-0.01m | 2:28PM0.43m | 3:55AM-0.23m | 3:06PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 275 | 270 | 226 | 222 | 260 | 278 | 274 | 161 | 137 | 344 | 220 | 797 | 713 | 677 | 295 | 366 | 256 | 698 | 737 | 646 | 687 | 392 | 314 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 242 | 239 | 236 | 173 | 213 | 210 | 161 | 106 | 158 | 344 | 380 | 219 | 376 | 371 | 67 | 8 | 441 | 419 | 402 | 397 | 397 | 31 | 31 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 106 | 10 | 106 | 141 | 237 | 102 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 336 | 508 | 918 | 516 | 393 | 347 | — | 608 | 685 | 402 | 1204 | — | 1133 | 1203 | 869 | 1235 | 1675 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 168 | 167 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 167 | 169 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 144 | 167 | 167 |
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