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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 10 pm Sunday 10 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
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 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | |
582 | 459 | 334 | 373 | 295 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 397 | 340 | 340 | 346 | 325 | 325 | 334 | 305 | 275 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 311 | 328 | 692 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.69m | 5:50AM1.55m | 7:18PM1.81m | 7:03AM1.54m | 7:41PM1.95m | 8:09AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM1.14m | 12:27PM0.62m | 1:32AM0.92m | 1:03PM0.69m | 2:17AM0.66m | 1:41PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 310 | 220 | 148 | 373 | 269 | 345 | 322 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 346 | 325 | 325 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 270 | 265 | 311 | 328 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 582 | 176 | 173 | 295 | 295 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 397 | 310 | 252 | 246 | 305 | 305 | 334 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 223 | 213 | 163 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 170 | 459 | 334 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 66 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 692 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 171 | 202 |
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