Pico Creek Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.61° N 121.15° W

Pico Creek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pico Creek sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.4° 

Pico Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
S
11
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.8
NW
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
195
266
220
216
295
195
267
344
436
584
584
572
596
877
1015
1015
867
667
742
848
848
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:01AM1.29m
10:15PM1.69m
11:24AM1.37m
10:53PM1.62m
11:48AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.61m
5:03AM0.01m
4:52PM0.53m
5:29AM0.09m
5:35PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
26
29
27
26
26
23
24
22
21
29
25
24
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
22
18
16
Feels °C
24
27
27
24
24
20
23
21
19
27
23
22
19
19
18
16
17
20
19
18
14
14
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