Pico Creek Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT+

Waist to shoulder

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

4.4FT12s
S180º
1.8FT13s
WNW283º
0.9FT16s
SW229º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

15KTSNW

20kts gusts, Onshore

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Tide

4.6FT

Temperature

61°F

spotName Wind & Weather
59ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Luis Obispo County Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Surf up a touch from yesterday as more swell shows for select spots. Manageable PM onshores.

Afternoon Outlook: Continued mix of WNW swell and SSW swell is joined by some selective SSW swell from Elida, for waves mainly running thigh-stomach high at most spots, while best southerly exposures see better sets. Winds turn low-end moderate WNW for the afternoon. Mid afternoon high tide bogs down tide sensitive breaks.

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Pico Creek Surf Guide

Pico Creek at the north end of downtown San Simeon. It will be either a thick, right-hand reefbreak wave during clean conditions or a peaky, rocky beachbreak on smaller days. The reef sits in front of the creek's mouth and is clogged with seaweed and boils, yet manages to produce a rather decent right which peaks on the outside, backs off, then reforms and bowls into the inside section. Popular with surfers of all types, Pico Creek is a fairly reliable spot if the swell is bigger than chest-hig... Read more

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