Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Creek today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Creek at 2AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pico Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 162 | 355 | 305 | 296 | 120 | 353 | 638 | 542 | 681 | 505 | 441 | 368 | 493 | 352 | 500 | 512 | 921 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53PM1.46m | 12:03PM1.65m | 00:44AM1.30m | 12:33PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.23m | 5:47AM0.37m | 6:37PM0.21m | 6:15AM0.55m | 7:28PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 208 | 162 | 138 | 110 | 96 | 120 | 120 | 87 | 87 | 264 | 188 | 199 | 202 | 251 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 29 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 29 | 58 | 58 | 130 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 44 | 108 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 130 | 92 | 113 | 109 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 150 | 355 | 305 | 296 | 110 | 353 | 638 | 542 | 681 | 505 | 441 | 368 | 493 | 352 | 500 | 512 | 921 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 167 | 158 | 43 | 0 |
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