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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 Saturday 16 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
12.3° 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 2AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
2258 | 1893 | 4461 | 1733 | 4714 | 4809 | 3046 | 3557 | 3287 | 4523 | 1775 | 1624 | 1274 | 961 | 732 | 649 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 462 | 500 | 436 | 436 | 445 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.98m | 12:16PM1.12m | 10:50PM1.99m | 1:18PM1.11m | 11:39PM1.94m | 2:23PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM-0.49m | 4:32PM0.71m | 6:24AM-0.52m | 5:22PM0.77m | 7:19AM-0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 218 | 213 | 1911 | 722 | 2525 | 2503 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 2307 | 1775 | 1624 | 1274 | 961 | 732 | 649 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 462 | 500 | 436 | 436 | 445 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 163 | 317 | 158 | 149 | 104 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 89 | 58 | 58 | 81 | 55 | 30 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 129 | 229 | 322 | 283 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | SSW 14 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 163 | — | 6 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 82 | 57 | 82 | 81 | 29 | 28 | 80 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2258 | 1893 | 4461 | 1733 | 4714 | 4809 | 3046 | 3557 | 3287 | 4523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 168 | 167 | 158 | 62 | 135 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 86 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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