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Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
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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
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 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| 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)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 20 | |
556 | 563 | 673 | 597 | 561 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 575 | 837 | 3066 | 799 | 816 | 2029 | 3369 | 1597 | 1458 | 1259 | 1087 | 976 | 773 | 638 | 499 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.98m | 7:56AM1.47m | 7:48PM2.04m | 8:58AM1.46m | 8:16PM2.07m | 9:53AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.71m | 2:05AM0.67m | 1:16PM0.85m | 2:49AM0.51m | 1:52PM0.97m | 3:27AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
556 | 563 | 673 | 597 | 561 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 546 | 539 | 799 | 816 | 301 | 1753 | 1597 | 1458 | 1259 | 1087 | 976 | 773 | 638 | 499 | 404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 |
183 | 180 | 219 | 245 | 212 | 30 | 144 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 428 | 411 | 2 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 490 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 |
34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 154 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 181 | 300 | 213 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 6 | 103 | 22 | 35 | 79 | 39 | 184 | 575 | 837 | 3066 | 575 | 623 | 2029 | 3369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 171 | 89 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 637 | 734 | 171 | 171 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 132 | 89 | 1325 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 38 |
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