Pico Creek Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.61° N 121.15° W

Issued: 4 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pico Creek sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 12AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
2.5
NW
8
1.1
SSW
18
2.3
NW
8
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
273
273
270
264
530
499
407
326
326
437
596
596
596
428
876
603
603
651
651
727
713
615
559
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:28PM1.28m
2:14AM1.18m
4:04PM1.38m
3:33AM1.00m
4:42PM1.50m
5:18AM0.89m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.77m
8:59AM0.23m
10:27PM0.66m
9:35AM0.39m
11:51PM0.46m
10:18AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
16
14
14
13
16
19
20
19
16
14
14
13
16
19
21
21
17
16
16
16
19
23
Feels °C
17
16
14
12
12
11
14
17
17
16
13
12
12
11
14
16
18
17
14
14
14
14
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
352
273
273
270
264
530
499
407
326
326
437
596
596
136
121
876
603
603
651
651
263
220
234
559
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
21
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.5
S
19
Energy kJ
99
99
99
99
101
308
305
305
109
280
261
261
322
392
310
85
188
191
142
142
596
713
615
190
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
21
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
S
19
Energy kJ
60
59
60
32
32
32
68
67
260
98
96
96
94
596
428
4
1
21
23
47
188
74
190
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
2
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.2
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.6
WNW
7
Energy kJ
58
86
105
18
27
39
42
53
72
95
123
164
145
363
268
114
262
384
490
468
727
600
600
256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
179
167
61
61
61
61
61
179
169
167
86
61
61
0
61
167
167
167
157
0
0
0
0
167
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pico Creek surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest