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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 Thursday 07 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
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
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 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
241 | 230 | 226 | 936 | 254 | 589 | 440 | 373 | 321 | 186 | 449 | 620 | 566 | 1113 | 780 | 530 | 477 | 245 | 397 | 532 | 581 | 952 | 602 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:41PM0.98m | 2:07AM1.29m | 6:20PM1.04m | 3:20AM1.20m | 6:44PM1.12m | 4:44AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.02m | 7:48PM0.97m | 10:23AM0.05m | 10:02PM0.96m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:44PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 241 | 230 | 226 | 92 | 218 | 222 | 186 | 153 | 158 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 121 | 459 | 345 | 256 | 238 | 152 | 97 | 169 | 232 | 439 | 188 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 47 | 133 | 129 | 33 | 89 | 177 | 174 | 169 | 126 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 123 | 124 | 212 | 225 | 87 | 218 | 84 | 138 | 578 | 511 | 368 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | S 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 133 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 32 | 87 | 68 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 221 | 200 | 134 | 106 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 57 | 119 | 936 | 254 | 589 | 440 | 373 | 321 | 186 | 449 | 620 | 566 | 1113 | 780 | 530 | 477 | 245 | 397 | 532 | 581 | 952 | 602 | 517 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 167 | 167 | 158 | 86 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 167 | 158 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 167 | 158 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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