Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 12 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
14
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
305
275
270
226
222
213
278
328
370
508
689
452
797
797
1216
698
759
443
1233
737
1133
1203
851
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
NE
0
N
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:50PM1.49m
8:17AM1.12m
8:18PM1.65m
9:18AM1.13m
8:49PM1.80m
10:17AM1.13m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.23m
2:26AM0.23m
1:51PM0.33m
3:10AM-0.01m
2:28PM0.43m
3:55AM-0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
16
14
11
11
11
12
14
17
18
18
15
14
13
13
15
19
19
19
16
15
15
14
17
19
14
13
10
10
10
11
14
15
16
13
11
11
10
10
13
17
16
16
14
14
13
12
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
275
275
275
270
226
222
199
278
328
161
137
327
220
797
797
677
371
366
251
757
737
646
672
392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
Energy kJ
334
305
242
239
183
173
213
163
161
106
158
350
380
219
376
371
8
8
441
419
402
322
322
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
9
9
29
28
26
27
18
32
106
10
106
141
237
102
11
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
70
370
508
689
452
393
1216
698
759
443
1233
1133
1203
851
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
28
272
169
167
0
0
0
0
0
167
167
167
158
0
0
0
0
169
144
167
61
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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