Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 145 | 102 | 101 | 154 | 164 | 140 | 245 | 207 | 172 | 98 | 159 | 209 | 229 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.47m | 8:50AM1.03m | 5:52PM1.49m | 9:19AM1.09m | 6:52PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.25m | 11:20AM1.01m | 1:52AM0.16m | 12:47PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 |
236 | 236 | 236 | 94 | 87 | 71 | 56 | 102 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 87 | 75 | 98 | 95 | 100 | 59 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 |
121 | 123 | 123 | 236 | 233 | 178 | 145 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 65 | 64 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 75 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SSW 15 |
57 | 14 | 15 | 107 | 98 | 95 | 68 | 82 | 50 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 42 | 41 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
36 | 46 | 77 | 175 | 181 | 144 | 135 | 55 | 87 | 154 | 164 | 140 | 245 | 207 | 172 | 73 | 159 | 209 | 229 | 440 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 158 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 167 | 167 | 158 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 167 | 158 | 146 | 0 |
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