- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Exotics Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 02 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
347 | 347 | 341 | 280 | 200 | 193 | 209 | 207 | 180 | 264 | 322 | 377 | 377 | 561 | 638 | 630 | 621 | 479 | 421 | 357 | 351 | 346 | 341 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:45PM2.08m | 1:01PM1.49m | 11:16PM2.04m | 1:59PM1.44m | 11:50PM1.98m | 3:10PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.27m | 5:07PM1.22m | 6:52AM0.31m | 5:37PM1.29m | 7:39AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 347 | 347 | 341 | 280 | 200 | 193 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 264 | 176 | 377 | 377 | 561 | 638 | 630 | 621 | 479 | 421 | 357 | 351 | 346 | 341 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 102 | 102 | 17 | 82 | 209 | 207 | 177 | 90 | 322 | 113 | 68 | 156 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 125 | 214 | 217 | 217 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | WNW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 27 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 121 | 123 | 86 | 30 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 135 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 129 | 113 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 11 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 24 | 57 | 57 | 27 | 137 | 141 | 174 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 89 | 171 | 57 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 89 | 171 | 171 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Exotics surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest