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Exotics Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 439 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 673 | 597 | 561 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 592 | 814 | 788 | 787 | 743 | 711 | 3299 | 1551 | 1606 | 1534 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.91m | 6:44AM1.51m | 7:19PM1.98m | 7:56AM1.47m | 7:48PM2.04m | 8:58AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.85m | 12:36PM0.71m | 2:05AM0.67m | 1:16PM0.85m | 2:49AM0.51m | 1:52PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 439 | 550 | 556 | 563 | 673 | 597 | 561 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 554 | 546 | 539 | 787 | 743 | 711 | 1647 | 1551 | 297 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 56 | 171 | 217 | 208 | 183 | 180 | 219 | 245 | 212 | 40 | 144 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 428 | 411 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 188 | 176 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 154 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 13 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 103 | 24 | 39 | 101 | 42 | 211 | 592 | 814 | 788 | 517 | 488 | 488 | 3299 | — | 1606 | 1534 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 175 | 483 | 171 | 89 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 171 | 741 | 739 | 171 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 148 | 171 | 171 |
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