- 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 am Tuesday 12 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
346 | 325 | 334 | 305 | 275 | 270 | 270 | 173 | 317 | 419 | 274 | 406 | 581 | 774 | 490 | 797 | 797 | 677 | 668 | 759 | 454 | 1337 | 753 | 1158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.54m | 7:41PM1.95m | 8:09AM1.55m | 8:09PM2.10m | 9:11AM1.57m | 8:41PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.69m | 2:17AM0.66m | 1:41PM0.78m | 3:02AM0.41m | 2:19PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 346 | 325 | 325 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 270 | 167 | 317 | 419 | 274 | 161 | 137 | 353 | 193 | 797 | 797 | 677 | 371 | 366 | 195 | 775 | 753 | 710 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 305 | 305 | 334 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 173 | 213 | 163 | 161 | 106 | 158 | 344 | 444 | 219 | 376 | 371 | 8 | 8 | 441 | 419 | 402 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 6 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 70 | 106 | 10 | 106 | 102 | 237 | 102 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 406 | 581 | 774 | 490 | 414 | — | — | 668 | 759 | 454 | 1337 | — | 1158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 276 | 172 | 171 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 141 | 171 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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