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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 pm Thursday 14 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 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 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. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | |
711 | 871 | 675 | 1546 | 1320 | 1177 | 1358 | 922 | 1135 | 1479 | 1781 | 1289 | 1291 | 1374 | 1601 | 1980 | 2608 | 3007 | 2489 | 1901 | 4348 | 4381 | 2545 | 4837 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:41PM2.25m | 10:12AM1.58m | 9:18PM2.36m | 11:11AM1.58m | 10:00PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.18m | 3:00PM0.97m | 4:36AM0.01m | 3:43PM1.05m | 5:26AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 295 | 366 | 441 | 819 | 753 | 687 | 768 | 318 | 314 | 318 | 226 | 223 | 188 | 184 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 322 | 1701 | 1567 | 2545 | 2545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 20 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 67 | 8 | 97 | 419 | 326 | 322 | 322 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 68 | 103 | 125 | 152 | 223 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 163 | 499 | 799 | 149 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 46 | 57 | 56 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 163 | 158 | 6 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 12 |
| kJ | 711 | 871 | 675 | 1546 | 1320 | 1177 | 1358 | 922 | 1135 | 1479 | 1781 | 1289 | 1291 | 1374 | 1601 | 1980 | 2608 | 3007 | 2489 | 1901 | 4348 | 4381 | — | 4837 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 171 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 141 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 160 | 171 | 175 | 171 | 150 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
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