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Surf Break: Arroyo Laguna

Arroyo Laguna in San Luis Obispo is an exposed beach and reef break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves as well as a right hand reef break.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Arroyo Laguna Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Arroyo Laguna surf quality by season and Arroyo Laguna surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Arroyo Laguna:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Lighthouse/Cadis	4 mi
Second closest break	Boners	5 mi
Third closest break	Pico Creek	5 mi
Fourth closest break	San Simeon Creek	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Exotics	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Arroyo Laguna:
Closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	38 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	57 mi
Third closest wave buoy	PT Arguello Buoy	67 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Monterey Buoy	103 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	104 mi
Tide stations nearest to Arroyo Laguna:
Closest tide station	San Simeon, California	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California	26 mi
Third closest tide station	Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California (2)	26 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Morro Bay, California	29 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port San Luis, Pacific Ocean, California	42 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Arroyo Laguna:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	149 mi
Second closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	158 mi
Third closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	163 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mammoth Mountain (United States)	183 mi
Fifth closest ski area	June Mountain (United States)	188 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Arroyo Laguna:
Closest city location	Cambria (United States)	10 mi
Second closest city location	Lake Nacimiento (United States)	20 mi
Third closest city location	Cayucos (United States)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Morro Bay (United States)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Paso Robles (United States)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Arroyo Laguna is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 118 km (73 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Arroyo Laguna is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 137 km (85 miles) away.
• Third is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in USA, 184 km (114 miles) away.
• Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA is 197 km (122 miles) away.
• Castle (Merced) Airport (MER), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Arroyo Laguna and is 201 km (125 miles) away.