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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 Saturday 25 Apr 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
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 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
109 | 155 | 121 | 193 | 198 | 146 | 164 | 154 | 188 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 226 | 201 | 175 | 175 | 215 | 212 | 162 | 152 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.80m | 6:57AM1.73m | 8:08PM1.89m | 8:00AM1.70m | 8:35PM1.97m | 8:56AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.99m | 1:29PM0.49m | 2:15AM0.81m | 2:07PM0.59m | 3:00AM0.64m | 2:41PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 103 | 64 | 65 | 193 | 198 | 146 | 164 | 154 | 188 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 226 | 201 | 175 | 175 | 215 | 212 | 162 | 152 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 155 | 121 | 72 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 74 | 30 | 15 | 59 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 27 | 21 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 59 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 93 | — | 12 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 41 | 77 | — | — | 30 | 16 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 1405 | 1443 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 171 | 483 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 171 | 171 |
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