Pico Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 03 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pico Creek today?

The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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 Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
NW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
264
322
377
377
561
553
630
621
479
421
421
414
346
341
233
226
226
242
245
245
236
217
353
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:18PM1.60m
1:56PM0.97m
11:50PM1.54m
3:01PM0.94m
00:27AM1.47m
4:23PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:56AM-0.12m
5:25PM0.84m
7:40AM-0.07m
5:53PM0.89m
8:31AM-0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
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7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
13
15
16
16
13
13
12
12
14
18
19
18
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
12
9
11
10
11
13
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
180
180
176
377
377
561
553
630
621
479
421
421
414
346
341
233
226
180
177
158
156
236
217
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
177
264
322
115
68
156
129
127
127
127
129
125
214
217
217
188
217
226
242
245
245
119
113
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
85
84
121
123
86
30
78
73
69
70
102
135
25
25
25
25
25
11
19
11
6
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
5
19
39
36
45
7
20
353
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
61
0
0
0
0
114
133
144
61
31
28
0
0
86
167
86
86
0
0
0
0
169
167
168
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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