Cayucos Pier
A beach break facing SSW that works best on NW swell. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE.
Faces SSW (205°)Tide station San SimeonModel site CDIP MOP SL402Pacific time
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Estimated face height
- At the spot
- Offshore
- As of
SWELL
Offshore swell, before the spot's shelter.
WIND
TIDE
WATER
Sea surface, model
Spot guide
- Break
- Beach break
- Bottom
- Sand
- Suits
- Intermediate and up
- Best swell
- NW
- Best size
- 3–6 ft faces
- Best wind
- Light offshore
- Beach faces
- SSW (205°)
- Offshore wind
- from the NNE
Spot details from our Surfing the Central Coast: A Beginner's Guide. The facing comes from the CDIP MOP model.
Plan ahead
- 14-day tide calendar for San Simeon →
- San Simeon conditions console →
- Coast map: swell, wind and buoys →
- Surfing the Central Coast: A Beginner's Guide →
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How the surf height is estimated
We take the Open-Meteo wave forecast offshore and scale it for this spot with a factor learned from two years of the Scripps CDIP MOP nearshore wave model, which accounts for headlands, islands and the sea floor. From the wave height at the spot (15 m deep) we estimate the breaking wave and show its face height as a range. It is a model estimate, not an observation: check the beach before you paddle out.