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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 Monday 04 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
377 | 561 | 638 | 630 | 621 | 479 | 458 | 421 | 414 | 346 | 341 | 233 | 226 | 223 | 242 | 245 | 245 | 236 | 217 | 180 | 134 | 134 | 204 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:56PM0.97m | 11:50PM1.54m | 3:01PM0.94m | 00:27AM1.47m | 4:23PM0.94m | 1:11AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM-0.12m | 5:25PM0.84m | 7:40AM-0.07m | 5:53PM0.89m | 8:31AM-0.02m | 6:29PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 377 | 561 | 638 | 630 | 621 | 479 | 458 | 421 | 414 | 346 | 341 | 233 | 226 | 180 | 177 | 158 | 245 | 236 | 217 | 180 | 134 | 134 | 59 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 156 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 125 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 188 | 217 | 223 | 242 | 245 | 156 | 119 | 113 | 82 | 69 | 113 | 204 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 30 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 135 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 54 | 47 | 134 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 69 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 11 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 47 | — | — | 7 | 29 | 59 | 80 | 74 | 116 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 670 | 144 | 61 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 167 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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