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5
Consistency
4
difficulty
7
crowd
100M
wave length
BEACH
break type
4
WAVE QUALITY
Studio Drive
Peak
Exotics
Left
Lighthouse
Peak
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Left
The Pit
Peak
Saint Anne’s
Peak
Hazard Canyon
Right
Santa Rosa Creek
Peak
Leffingwell Landing
Right
San Simeon Creek
Peak
Arroyo Laguna
Peak
Pico Creek
Peak
Cayucos
Peak
Sand Dollar Beach
Peak
Morro Bay
Peak
Cambria
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Pico Creek Surf Spot

North America,  California,  California (Central),  San Luis Obispo - North
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Found just south of Big Sur in San Luis Obispo County, Central California, Pico Creek is not a bad beach break. The waves here are pretty straightforward to surf and break from an outside section to a shore break for about 100 meters over a boulder and sand bottom.

What are the best surf conditions for Pico Creek?

Gets good between waist high and triple overhead. We recommend a longboard when it’s small and a shortboard for when the size comes. Pico Creek can provide opportunities for all levels of surfers to enjoy the water. It is a semi-consistent spot (5/10) and will get crowded on weekends and holidays (6/10). The spot works best on a medium to high tide, Northeast winds, and a swell from the Northwest, South, Southwest, or West.

We recommend wearing a 4/3 in the summer when water temps rise to about 15 degrees. In winter a 5/4 is recommended when the water temps drop to around 12 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

 

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100M LONG WAVE
Beach break OVER Boulders and sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Pico Creek

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Pico Creek. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Pico Creek. Check today's Pico Creek surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Pico Creek

The air and sea temperatures at Pico Creek surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 12 other surf spots near Pico Creek. Discover them below:

970M

San Simeon Creek

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
4.4KM

Leffingwell Landing

7
Right | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
4.7KM

Exotics

6
Left | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
4.7KM

Cambria

6
Right | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
6.2KM

Santa Rosa Creek

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
7KM

Arroyo Laguna

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
13.9KM

Lighthouse

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
28.8KM

Cayucos

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
31.4KM

Studio Drive

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
36.9KM

Morro Bay

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
37.1KM

The Pit

6
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast
43.5KM

Hazard Canyon

8
Right | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast

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