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Saint Annes in San Luis Obispo is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. A choice of left and right reefs. Best around mid tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Saint Annes 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 Saint Annes:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sewers	2 mi
Second closest break	Pismo Beach Pier	5 mi
Third closest break	Oceano	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Hazard Canyon	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Spooners Cove	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Saint Annes:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	PT Arguello Buoy	35 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	64 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Cape San Martin Buoy	76 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	81 mi
Tide stations nearest to Saint Annes:
Closest tide station	Avila, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Port San Luis Wharf, California	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Port San Luis, Pacific Ocean, California	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port San Luis, California	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Morro Bay, California	16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Saint Annes:
Closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	127 mi
Second closest ski area	Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States)	167 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	181 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Badger Pass Ski Area (United States)	181 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	181 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Saint Annes:
Closest city location	Port San Luis (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Pismo Beach (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Grover Beach (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Arroyo Grande (United States)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Oceano (United States)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Saint Annes is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Saint Annes is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 146 km (91 miles) away.
• Third is Meadows Fld (Bakersfield) Airport (BFL) in USA, 153 km (95 miles) away.
• Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA is 187 km (116 miles) away.
• Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Saint Annes and is 199 km (124 miles) away.