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Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 PST
Forecast 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
14.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Exotics today?

The current surf forecast for Exotics at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
NW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010102016181817161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)743670427385418441432370370320392627115925462674254224502389212317161626152513701351
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.91
8:53PM
1.44
6:46AM
2.00
9:15PM
1.48
7:28AM
2.08
9:37PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
1.31
1:47PM
0.40
12:34AM
1.27
2:22PM
0.31
1:20AM
1.21
2:54PM
0.24
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--6:54-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:44-------5:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111010131515131312111114161614131312121415141212
Feels °C (?)1098121311910108912141312111110101213131110
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