Cayucos Pier, Southside Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Thigh to waist

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.2FT18s
SSW204º
1.8FT15s
SW215º
1.1FT11s
S183º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

4KTSNNW

5kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.2FT

Temperature

61°F

spotName Wind & Weather
58ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Surf tops out off peaking Southern Hemi swell. Winds light for much of the AM, rising PM onshores.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Long-period SW/SSW swell tops out, along with a little NW pulse, for stomach-chest-shoulder high waves at exposures, as standouts hit a little overhead. Light WNW sea breeze most of the morning, puffing up later AM.

Afternoon Outlook: Surf size holds. Afternoon sees a moderate+ NW sea breeze for building bump.

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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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