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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 am Friday 08 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
13.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
174 | 314 | 312 | 158 | 345 | 537 | 566 | 1044 | 780 | 587 | 544 | 226 | 315 | 384 | 435 | 794 | 587 | 504 | 504 | 250 | 356 | 352 | 582 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:01AM1.73m | 6:23PM1.53m | 3:09AM1.65m | 6:43PM1.60m | 4:30AM1.58m | 7:00PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.51m | 10:09PM1.43m | 11:06AM0.54m | 11:41PM1.32m | 11:48AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 174 | 149 | 153 | 107 | 42 | 77 | 121 | 459 | 345 | 263 | 238 | 152 | 97 | 169 | 232 | 389 | 214 | 284 | 270 | 175 | 210 | 180 | 582 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 68 | 171 | 126 | 43 | 69 | 42 | 42 | 123 | 124 | 212 | 225 | 87 | 218 | 120 | 138 | 578 | 511 | 368 | 181 | 249 | 356 | 352 | 173 | 459 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | SW 13 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 20 | S 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 88 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 42 | 65 | 98 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 221 | 200 | 134 | 84 | 154 | 364 | 81 | 81 | 142 | 14 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 158 | 314 | 312 | 158 | 345 | 537 | 566 | 1044 | 780 | 587 | 544 | 226 | 315 | 384 | 435 | 794 | 587 | 504 | 504 | 250 | 236 | 242 | 208 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 171 | 154 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 171 | 154 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 141 | 141 | 172 |
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