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Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Exotics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Exotics sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 307 | 271 | 210 | 258 | 263 | 210 | 203 | 405 | 269 | 140 | 128 | 126 | 161 | 126 | 126 | 164 | 437 | 401 | 372 | 396 | 384 | 367 | 344 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:37PM 1.57 | 9:06AM 2.50 | 11:34PM 1.58 | 9:56AM 2.45 | 12:31AM 1.58 | 10:48AM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 1.14 | 4:40PM -0.19 | 3:41AM 1.18 | 5:32PM -0.15 | 4:38AM 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
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