Cayucos Pier, Southside Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT

Waist to chest

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

5.2FT18s
S190º
7.9FT9s
WNW300º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

7KTSNE

17kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

2.9FT

Temperature

58°F

spotName Wind & Weather
71ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Solid surf continues off select Southern Hemi swell today. Winds are light for the morning.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Selective, healthy long-period SSW Southern Hemi swell holds, as modest scale shorter-period NW peaks, setting up widespread chest to head high+ waves, while better exposures/combo breaks are going overhead. Light/variable to light NE winds in the morning.

Afternoon Outlook: Surf holds. Moderate WNW sea breeze peaks mid afternoon, slowly lightens into the evening.

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Cayucos Pier, Southside Surf Guide

The Cayucos Pier was first brought to life for the surfing world through a 1982 surf magazine article. While the article explained the overall adversity of the area, the accompanying photographs portrayed the pier's wave to be a crispy, clean, green and predominantly right-hand barrel polished by icy offshores. Newsflash! The photos lie.

Cayucos Pier is essentially a hollow closeout, but that's certainly not to say you won't/can't stumble upon some peelers off the pilings. A long-standi... 
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