Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
7
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
4
NW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
4.5
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
713
689
711
792
731
1629
1431
1254
1358
978
1216
1618
1726
1333
1261
2779
1601
1601
2489
3007
2682
2036
4717
1410
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM1.13m
8:49PM1.80m
10:17AM1.13m
9:25PM1.91m
11:16AM1.13m
10:05PM1.98m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.43m
3:55AM-0.23m
3:06PM0.53m
4:42AM-0.39m
3:47PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:02
Temp °C
15
18
19
19
15
15
14
13
15
18
19
19
17
14
12
12
14
17
19
18
14
12
11
12
13
16
16
15
12
13
12
10
12
14
15
14
12
9
7
8
9
10
11
10
7
7
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
2.5
WNW
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
14
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
713
689
295
366
441
847
753
736
768
318
314
318
226
223
188
1314
225
261
218
218
218
322
2061
1410
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
NW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
0.6
SSW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
376
371
67
8
97
419
326
322
322
31
31
60
68
103
125
184
193
222
15
15
7
163
514
799
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
11
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
82
46
57
154
2
15
7
7
7
163
158
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
4
NW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
4.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
711
792
731
1629
1431
1254
1358
978
1216
1618
1726
1333
1261
2779
1601
1601
2489
3007
2682
2036
4717
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
169
167
167
61
0
0
0
61
167
167
158
158
62
62
62
146
167
167
168
167
146
135
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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