Arroyo Laguna surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Arroyo Laguna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arroyo Laguna sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arroyo Laguna today?

The current surf forecast for Arroyo Laguna at 1PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (18 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Arroyo Laguna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.2
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1252
862
718
637
1066
625
530
436
419
419
419
378
367
386
999
756
649
711
760
711
657
536
527
518
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:18PM1.11m
11:39PM1.94m
2:23PM1.10m
00:32AM1.83m
3:28PM1.12m
1:32AM1.66m
Low Tide
6:24AM-0.52m
5:22PM0.77m
7:19AM-0.49m
6:20PM0.82m
8:16AM-0.41m
7:32PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
15
18
18
18
16
17
16
16
20
22
21
21
16
16
16
16
18
20
19
18
13
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
17
19
18
17
13
15
14
14
16
18
16
15
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
1252
862
718
637
637
625
530
436
419
419
419
378
314
386
999
756
649
711
760
711
657
536
527
518
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
NW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.7
NW
16
0.8
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SW
21
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
81
55
30
80
78
71
69
129
261
258
287
272
367
362
58
89
162
88
121
115
110
109
184
303
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
21
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
56
82
81
29
28
80
79
69
69
69
67
65
96
92
66
224
56
89
56
55
84
53
52
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
1066
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
39
160
78
35
0
0
0
0
36
151
78
36
0
0
0
16
151
306
126
68
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arroyo Laguna surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest