Exotics surf break

Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Exotics today?

The current surf forecast for Exotics at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.6
NW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101615151515141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)511480427314272267527324237172169167218218215213207156170145143187184139
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
E
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
0
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.70
10:31PM
2.27
12:02PM
1.63
11:09PM
2.31
1:06PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
0.24
4:18PM
0.85
5:34AM
0.12
4:55PM
0.98
6:27AM
0.07
5:35PM
1.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:38-------7:39--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131113181918151414131519191715141413141617161312
Feels °C (?)1079151414121111101217161413121211131414141210
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