
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
635 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 441 | 844 | 424 | 568 | 568 | 485 | 419 | 310 | 452 | 897 | 360 | 590 | 496 | 372 | 356 | 352 | 452 | 897 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.15m | 10:30PM1.74m | 12:22PM1.19m | 11:05PM1.69m | 12:49PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM-0.16m | 4:22PM0.77m | 5:47AM-0.14m | 5:02PM0.74m | 6:14AM-0.09m | 5:45PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 |
140 | 627 | 627 | 620 | 341 | 382 | 270 | 226 | 220 | 232 | 419 | 310 | 387 | 430 | 256 | 199 | 209 | 372 | 356 | 352 | 321 | 430 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 |
635 | 224 | 224 | 154 | 258 | 425 | 424 | 568 | 568 | 463 | 204 | 189 | 184 | 441 | 360 | 590 | 496 | 140 | 140 | 54 | 103 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | SSW 15 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 15 | — | — | S 21 | — | SW 15 |
157 | 140 | 121 | 80 | 78 | 174 | 206 | 172 | 169 | 218 | — | 144 | — | 135 | 178 | 123 | 210 | — | — | 9 | — | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
372 | 147 | 222 | 337 | 441 | 844 | — | — | — | 485 | 232 | 302 | 452 | 897 | — | 503 | 450 | 215 | 234 | 337 | 452 | 897 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 144 | 167 | 167 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 167 | 167 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | 169 | 167 | 28 | 0 |
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