
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
424 | 326 | 285 | 261 | 280 | 314 | 255 | 358 | 322 | 387 | 392 | 302 | 421 | 333 | 506 | 330 | 417 | 428 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.10m | 4:09PM1.51m | 4:42AM0.94m | 4:56PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.54m | 9:12AM0.38m | 11:09PM0.46m | 9:52AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 |
263 | 295 | 285 | 228 | 280 | 151 | 216 | 282 | 255 | 196 | 392 | 185 | 421 | 269 | 506 | 274 | 288 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
424 | 326 | 268 | 261 | 258 | 314 | 255 | 358 | 322 | 387 | 196 | 201 | 317 | 138 | 300 | 330 | 417 | 428 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | SSW 17 | WNW 13 | S 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
184 | 174 | 68 | 67 | 48 | 167 | 132 | 118 | 118 | 18 | 13 | 302 | 14 | 333 | 58 | 147 | 57 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
86 | 81 | — | 118 | — | 47 | 90 | 72 | 90 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 45 | 58 | 8 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 28 | 43 | 28 | 167 | 179 | 179 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 255 | 28 | 2 |
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