Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 366 | 379 | 291 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 215 | 264 | 358 | 439 | 439 | 424 | 326 | 285 | 261 | 280 | 314 | 255 | 362 | 439 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.43m | 2:01AM1.33m | 3:24PM1.47m | 3:10AM1.10m | 4:09PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM-0.05m | 8:27PM0.59m | 8:34AM0.16m | 9:45PM0.54m | 9:12AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 366 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 288 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 439 | 439 | 263 | 295 | 285 | 224 | 280 | 151 | 216 | 292 | 439 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 295 | 379 | 260 | 96 | 90 | 284 | 215 | 264 | 358 | 212 | 171 | 424 | 326 | 99 | 261 | 258 | 314 | 255 | 362 | 118 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 243 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 63 | 46 | 124 | 157 | 215 | 215 | 131 | 186 | 184 | 30 | 268 | 67 | 64 | 170 | 132 | 118 | 90 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 160 | 72 | 75 | 40 | 54 | 82 | 175 | 162 | 128 | 99 | 47 | 145 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 74 | 74 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 179 | 179 | 86 | 28 |
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