Hazard Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Hazard Canyon in San Luis Obispo is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Primarily a right hand reef break, although a left is also possible.. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Hazard Canyon 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hazard Canyon:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Spooners Cove	1 mi
Second closest break	Sand spit	1 mi
Third closest break	Morro Bay	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Morro Rock	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Studio Drive/Old Creek	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hazard Canyon:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	29 mi
Second closest wave buoy	PT Arguello Buoy	40 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	64 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	74 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	93 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hazard Canyon:
Closest tide station	Morro Bay, California	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California	8 mi
Third closest tide station	Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California (2)	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port San Luis, Pacific Ocean, California	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port San Luis, California	11 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hazard Canyon:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	134 mi
Second closest ski area	China Peak Mountain Resort (United States)	165 mi
Third closest ski area	China Peak (United States)	176 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	178 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	192 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hazard Canyon:
Closest city location	Morro Bay (United States)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Cayucos (United States)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Port San Luis (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Luis Obispo (United States)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pismo Beach (United States)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hazard Canyon is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 68 km (42 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hazard Canyon is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 144 km (89 miles) away.
• Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 167 km (104 miles) away.
• Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in USA is 196 km (122 miles) away.
• Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Hazard Canyon and is 207 km (129 miles) away.