Avila Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° N 120.73° W

Avila Beach, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avila Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.0° 

Avila Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Avila Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Avila Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Avila Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-CPXC1

1 km SSW3 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 260°)
16.9 °C-
-


BUOY-PSLC1

2 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


San Luis Obispo Airport

11 km NE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
17.8 °C16
16
few

Santa Maria

58 km ESE385 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 136°)
5
- °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-MBXC1

24 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Santa Maria Buoy

36 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 320°)
16.4 °C-
-


SHIP1933

39 km SSW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the NW
(18 km/h at 320°)
16.3 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP851

39 km SSW- m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the NW
(18 km/h at 320°)
16.2 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1229

39 km SSW- m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 320°)
16.3 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP516

39 km SSW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the NNW
(18 km/h at 330°)
16.2 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Avila Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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