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Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
12.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Exotics today?

The current surf forecast for Exotics at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (14 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
0.7
S
2
NW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
NW
1.5
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)167881588888820202020201919181818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)322261427503209477247327347865287342441561412307387511360708572528516625
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
1.50
7:15AM
1.88
9:27PM
1.56
8:02AM
1.95
9:44PM
1.64
8:45AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
1.27
2:39PM
0.38
2:09AM
1.16
3:09PM
0.34
2:50AM
1.02
3:37PM
0.34
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:16-------7:15-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:10-------7:12
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817151419202118161615152022221919181717232525
Feels °C (?)161614121117161816141414141920191818161414212324
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