What are the current surf conditions at Cayucos Pier, Southside?

Cayucos Pier, Southside currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Cayucos Pier, Southside?

The best time to surf Cayucos Pier, Southside is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

3
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🌊 SWELL

2.7
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

19°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1.7ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Excellent conditions right now! Sweet 2.7ft waves with quality 9s ground swell and light offshore winds grooming the faces Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

EXCELLENT18 excellent hours

🌊 2.1-3.3ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 13-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	WNW	6kt	NE	5kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	WNW	6kt	NE	5kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	WNW	6kt	NE	6kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	WNW	7kt	NE	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	10s	WNW	7kt	NE	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	10s	WNW	7kt	NNE	7kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	WNW	6kt	NE	7kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	WNW	6kt	NE	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	10s	WNW	5kt	NE	6kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	9s	WNW	4kt	N	6kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	WNW	3kt	NW	6kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	WNW	2kt	W	5kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	9s	WNW	4kt	W	6kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	WNW	5kt	W	6kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	9s	WNW	6kt	W	7kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	9s	WNW	6kt	W	7kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	9s	WNW	6kt	WNW	8kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	10s	WNW	6kt	WNW	8kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	10s	WNW	5kt	WNW	7kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	WNW	5kt	WNW	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	10s	WNW	4kt	WNW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	W	3kt	NNW	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	WSW	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.5ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 13-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	WSW	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	12s	WSW	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	WSW	2kt	N	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	12s	WSW	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.9ft	13s	WSW	2kt	NNW	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.9ft	13s	WSW	3kt	NNW	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	13s	W	2kt	NNW	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	WNW	2kt	N	2kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	12s	WNW	2kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	12s	WNW	3kt	NNW	3kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	WNW	5kt	NW	5kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	WNW	7kt	W	6kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	13s	W	8kt	WNW	8kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	14s	SW	9kt	WNW	9kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	14s	S	9kt	WNW	11kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	14s	S	10kt	WNW	12kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	S	11kt	WNW	13kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	S	11kt	WNW	14kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	14s	S	10kt	WNW	13kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	9kt	NW	12kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	8kt	NW	11kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	SSW	6kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.9ft	13s	SW	5kt	NNW	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	1.9ft	12s	WSW	3kt	N	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-3.3ft 💨 3-15kt 🌡️ 12-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	W	3kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	10s	W	3kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	8s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	4kt	N	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	W	5kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	WSW	5kt	NW	9kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	12s	SW	7kt	NW	10kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	SSW	9kt	WNW	12kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	S	11kt	WNW	13kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	S	12kt	WNW	15kt	21°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	S	14kt	WNW	16kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	S	15kt	WNW	18kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	S	12kt	NW	15kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	S	10kt	NW	12kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	8kt	NNW	10kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	SSW	7kt	NNW	8kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	11s	SW	6kt	NNW	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	WSW	4kt	N	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

EXCELLENT8 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-4.0ft 💨 4-13kt 🌡️ 13-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	10s	WSW	4kt	N	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	WSW	4kt	NNE	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	8s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	7s	W	4kt	NNE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	6s	WNW	5kt	NNE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	6s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	6s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	6s	WNW	4kt	NNE	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	8s	W	4kt	N	6kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	SW	5kt	NNW	7kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	5kt	WNW	8kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	S	7kt	WNW	10kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	S	9kt	WNW	11kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	S	12kt	WNW	13kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	12s	SW	12kt	WNW	15kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	12s	WSW	12kt	WNW	17kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	W	13kt	WNW	19kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	W	12kt	WNW	18kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	W	11kt	WNW	17kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	W	10kt	NW	16kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	W	9kt	NW	13kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	10s	W	7kt	NW	11kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	W	6kt	NW	8kt	14°C	15°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 2.0-2.4ft 💨 0-7kt 🌡️ 13-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	10s	W	5kt	NW	6kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	10s	W	3kt	NNW	5kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	W	2kt	NNW	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	W	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	W	2kt	N	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	W	2kt	NNE	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	10s	W	2kt	N	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	10s	W	1kt	NNW	1kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	10s	W	0kt	NW	1kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	10s	W	2kt	WNW	2kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	3kt	W	4kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	6kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	6kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	9s	W	7kt	WSW	9kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	6kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	WSW	7kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	4kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	3kt	SW	5kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	2kt	S	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	3kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD17 good hours

🌊 1.8-2.1ft 💨 2-7kt 🌡️ 11-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	8kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	SE	9kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	SE	10kt	13°C	15°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	ESE	9kt	13°C	15°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	6kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	7kt	12°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	6kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	ESE	8kt	13°C	15°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	ESE	9kt	13°C	15°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	SE	8kt	14°C	15°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	SSE	8kt	15°C	15°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	SSE	8kt	16°C	15°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	S	9kt	16°C	15°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	S	9kt	16°C	15°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSW	9kt	16°C	15°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSW	9kt	16°C	16°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SW	8kt	16°C	16°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	WSW	5kt	SW	7kt	16°C	16°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	WSW	4kt	W	5kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	WSW	3kt	NNW	4kt	13°C	15°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NE	2kt	12°C	15°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	3kt	NE	3kt	12°C	15°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	3kt	ENE	3kt	11°C	15°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.7-2.2ft 💨 1-11kt 🌡️ 10-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	3kt	ENE	3kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	WSW	2kt	N	2kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	SW	1kt	N	2kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	16s	SSW	1kt	NNW	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	16s	SSW	3kt	NW	4kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	16s	SSW	5kt	WNW	5kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	15s	SSW	7kt	W	6kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	W	8kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	16s	SSW	9kt	W	9kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	12kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	WNW	13kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	11kt	WNW	14kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	WNW	13kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WNW	12kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	16s	SSW	8kt	WNW	11kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	16s	SSW	8kt	WNW	10kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	16s	SSW	8kt	NW	10kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	15s	SSW	7kt	NW	9kt	10°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.4ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:2-11kt NE

Water Temperature:15-16°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Cayucos Pier, Southside in San Luis Obispo is an exposed beach break known for its fairly consistent surf, especially during spring and summer. The best conditions occur when distant southwest groundswells meet offshore winds from the northeast. The beach break produces both lefts and rights and works best around high tide, particularly when the tide is rising. It’s generally not crowded, even during good swells. Hazards include rips and sharks. The best time of year for consistent clean waves is during summer, with February often delivering the most favorable conditions.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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