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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 4 pm Saturday 23 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 283 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 439 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 673 | 597 | 561 | 469 | 469 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.35m | 5:24AM1.16m | 6:54PM1.45m | 6:46AM1.07m | 7:28PM1.54m | 8:00AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM-0.04m | 00:07AM0.61m | 12:00PM0.11m | 1:17AM0.42m | 12:45PM0.25m | 2:12AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 125 | 120 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 283 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 439 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 673 | 597 | 561 | 469 | 469 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 258 | 258 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 48 | 48 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 171 | 217 | 208 | 183 | 180 | 219 | 245 | 212 | 193 | 31 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | WNW 9 | S 10 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NW 12 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 197 | 173 | 188 | 176 | 56 | 56 | 17 | 34 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 144 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 6 | 92 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 69 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 205 | 179 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 179 | 418 | 486 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
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