Overview

Pico is a kitesurfing spot located on the central coast of California, near San Simeon. This wild coastal spot offers powerful northwest to west winds and demanding conditions for advanced riders. The coast is exposed to Pacific swells and winds can be very strong.

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Spot forecast for Pico

Sunrise 07:15 · Sunset 18:22

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.8 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:02 · 0.7 m High tide 07:29 · 1.7 m Low tide 12:13 · 1.4 m High tide 17:27 · 1.8 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:47 · 0.7 m High tide 07:50 · 1.8 m Low tide 13:11 · 1.3 m High tide 18:32 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:25 · 0.7 m High tide 08:09 · 1.8 m Low tide 13:56 · 1.1 m High tide 19:28 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:57 · 0.7 m High tide 08:28 · 1.9 m Low tide 14:35 · 1 m High tide 20:20 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:27 · 0.8 m High tide 08:48 · 2 m Low tide 15:12 · 0.8 m High tide 21:09 · 1.8 m

Pico: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

165h

in August · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 23 rideable days a month and 165 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is December, at 6.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is February, with 124 mm.

Monthly averages: Pico

Monthly averages — Pico — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.0	54 h	15 °C	47 mm
February	13.5	71 h	15 °C	124 mm
March	21.5	159 h	15 °C	67 mm
April	22.5	172 h	16 °C	20 mm
May	26.0	210 h	17 °C	1 mm
June	20.5	185 h	18 °C	0 mm
July	23.0	165 h	19 °C	0 mm
August	26.5	165 h	21 °C	0 mm
September	16.0	97 h	21 °C	2 mm
October	17.0	91 h	20 °C	24 mm
November	9.0	56 h	17 °C	71 mm
December	6.5	33 h	17 °C	34 mm

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Technical details of Pico spot

The spot works with winds from WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: SW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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SAN SIMEON4.1 km

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