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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 4 pm Saturday 30 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 9PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
357 | 1830 | 666 | 608 | 1138 | 1058 | 1028 | 1504 | 970 | 952 | 873 | 1467 | 876 | 630 | 1012 | 603 | 768 | 759 | 742 | 847 | 692 | 667 | 651 | 635 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:28AM1.49m | 9:46PM2.12m | 12:12PM1.49m | 10:20PM2.11m | 12:58PM1.48m | 10:55PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM1.20m | 5:17AM0.21m | 4:10PM1.24m | 5:56AM0.21m | 4:45PM1.27m | 6:37AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 357 | 108 | 212 | 133 | 537 | 531 | 976 | 894 | 609 | 596 | 596 | 815 | 705 | 604 | 540 | 530 | 768 | 759 | 742 | 346 | 692 | 275 | 218 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 111 | 136 | 99 | 311 | 99 | 177 | 502 | 510 | 102 | 147 | 306 | 904 | 876 | 630 | 609 | 603 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 847 | 17 | 667 | 651 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 188 | 96 | 308 | 305 | 65 | 103 | 66 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 87 | 123 | 196 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 191 | 1830 | 666 | 608 | 1138 | 1058 | 1028 | 1504 | 970 | 952 | 873 | 1467 | — | — | 1012 | — | 445 | 427 | 346 | 557 | 318 | — | 430 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 150 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 172 | 154 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 141 | 172 | 175 | 57 | 24 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 175 |
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