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

Observed

Chest to head

Smart Cam

Swell

4.7FT11s
SSW196º
1.8FT16s
SW216º
1.9FT15s
S185º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

4KTSSSW

5kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

4.3FT

Temperature

62°F

spotName Wind & Weather
69ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Waves up a touch today as some more swell shows. Onshore winds stay on the lighter side for the PM.

Afternoon Outlook: Mix of SSW swell ticks up as some WNW swell lingers, for mainly thigh-waist-chest high surf, as summertime standouts see better sets. Winds shift to a light W sea breeze.

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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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