Exotics surf break

Exotics surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Exotics today?

The current surf forecast for Exotics at 12AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). 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)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
3
NW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
NW
0.7
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)88991010101010101016151515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2775381325559566480436386320277569253237172169167218218215213210156152145
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
SE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
2.18
11:04AM
1.70
10:31PM
2.27
12:02PM
1.63
11:09PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44PM
0.73
4:46AM
0.24
4:18PM
0.85
5:34AM
0.12
4:55PM
0.98
6:27AM
0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset-7:37-------7:38-------7:38------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181917151311131819181514131315191918141414131416
Feels °C (?)131413129791514131211101012171615121212111314
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