Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
161 | 210 | 307 | 330 | 411 | 417 | 445 | 382 | 348 | 323 | 259 | 301 | 233 | 247 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:41AM0.94m | 3:44PM1.49m | 7:22AM0.95m | 4:45PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.39m | 8:39AM0.82m | 11:45PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
161 | 210 | 153 | 124 | 121 | 417 | 445 | 382 | 348 | 186 | 162 | 140 | 124 | 113 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 |
157 | 119 | 307 | 330 | 411 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 89 | 277 | 259 | 229 | 233 | 236 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 |
24 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 51 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | 87 | 89 | 89 | 74 | 102 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
123 | 165 | 303 | 259 | 259 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 115 | 323 | — | 301 | — | 247 | 113 | 138 | 138 | 276 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 167 | 169 | 158 | 86 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 167 | 169 | 61 | 28 |
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