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Pico Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 30 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
406 | 362 | 357 | 1830 | 799 | 608 | 1186 | 1012 | 1363 | 1475 | 970 | 952 | 831 | 1467 | 876 | 1146 | 1066 | 918 | 768 | 759 | 742 | 847 | 692 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:38AM1.03m | 9:49PM1.71m | 12:22PM1.03m | 10:21PM1.69m | 1:05PM1.02m | 10:55PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.81m | 5:25AM-0.20m | 4:02PM0.85m | 6:02AM-0.20m | 4:35PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 406 | 362 | 357 | 108 | 99 | 133 | 537 | 531 | 976 | 878 | 609 | 596 | 596 | 815 | 705 | 604 | 540 | 530 | 768 | 759 | 742 | 346 | 318 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 154 | 111 | 136 | 188 | 311 | 180 | 177 | 502 | 510 | 102 | 147 | 306 | 904 | 876 | 630 | 609 | 603 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 847 | 692 | 667 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 149 | 36 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 96 | 308 | 305 | 65 | 103 | 66 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 87 | 123 | 196 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 75 | 191 | 1830 | 799 | 608 | 1186 | 1012 | 1363 | 1475 | 970 | 952 | 831 | 1467 | — | 1146 | 1066 | 918 | 453 | 436 | 394 | 557 | 522 | 511 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 158 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 169 | 179 | 61 | 28 | 61 | 28 |
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