Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- N 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- S 19 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 99kJ
- Wind
- W 7 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- NNW 19 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 217, too small
- Tue 312, too small
- Wed 413, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 63, too small
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 818, too small
- Mon 911, too small
- Tue 103, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
Picoto does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the north, 12 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the east, 1 knot | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the south, 19 knots | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 99kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 19 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 18°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:16 +2.0 mLow 11:46 −2.2 mHigh 18:07 +1.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:13 −1.5 mHigh 06:20 +1.8 mLow 12:50 −2.1 mHigh 19:13 +1.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:22 −1.5 mHigh 07:28 +1.7 mLow 13:56 −2.0 mHigh 20:18 +1.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Picoto
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (156°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (336°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.1 km out (1 in 313). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 10°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is El Cóndor, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: El Cóndor
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about US$67/nightcountry average
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