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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 Sunday 31 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
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 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
890 | 999 | 952 | 1600 | 1377 | 1146 | 1012 | 901 | 768 | 759 | 742 | 847 | 808 | 667 | 651 | 635 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 512 | 506 | 382 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.49m | 10:20PM2.11m | 12:58PM1.48m | 10:55PM2.08m | 1:47PM1.46m | 11:32PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM1.24m | 5:56AM0.21m | 4:45PM1.27m | 6:37AM0.24m | 5:22PM1.30m | 7:18AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 609 | 596 | 596 | 815 | 705 | 604 | 540 | 520 | 768 | 759 | 742 | 346 | 275 | 275 | 651 | 635 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 153 | 158 | 162 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 102 | 147 | 306 | 904 | 876 | 630 | 609 | 603 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 847 | 808 | 667 | 218 | 214 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 64 | 512 | 506 | 372 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSE 15 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 87 | 123 | 196 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 82 | 152 | 149 | 214 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 890 | 999 | 952 | 1600 | 1377 | 1146 | 1012 | 901 | 445 | 378 | 346 | 557 | 522 | — | — | 349 | 197 | 184 | 227 | 97 | 373 | — | 382 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 154 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 141 | 172 | 172 | 89 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 172 | 154 | 89 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 172 |
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