Cayucos Pier, Southside Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

4-5FT

Chest to head

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

4.7FT19s
S191º
1.6FT14s
S181º
1.5FT13s
SW218º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSWNW

5kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.3FT

Temperature

58°F

spotName Wind & Weather
69ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Healthy S Southern Hemi peaks at exposures today. Wind staying on the lighter side this morning.

Dawn-10:00AM: Selective, long-period SSW Southern Hemi swell rises, as a modest scale NW swell joins in. By the later morning, chest to head high+ surf is showing at well exposed summertime spots, while standouts push overhead. Winds are light/variable in the early morning, shifting WNW by mid AM.

Afternoon Outlook: Waves edge up for the back half of the day as SSW swell peaks. WNW winds rise to moderate by mid afternoon, then the onshores gradually lighten into the end of the day.

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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.

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