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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 am Tuesday 26 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Exotics today?
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
469 | 463 | 554 | 617 | 3066 | 799 | 816 | 2029 | 1753 | 1504 | 1435 | 1125 | 1106 | 993 | 801 | 650 | 508 | 495 | 485 | 572 | 845 | 711 | 726 | 875 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.47m | 7:48PM2.04m | 8:58AM1.46m | 8:16PM2.07m | 9:53AM1.47m | 8:44PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.85m | 2:49AM0.51m | 1:52PM0.97m | 3:27AM0.38m | 2:27PM1.07m | 4:04AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 469 | 463 | 554 | 546 | 532 | 799 | 816 | 301 | 1753 | 1504 | 1435 | 1125 | 1106 | 993 | 801 | 650 | 508 | 469 | 397 | 345 | 338 | 269 | 726 | 875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 428 | 411 | 2 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 220 | 495 | 485 | 572 | 845 | 711 | 223 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NW 16 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 24 | WNW 23 | WNW 22 | WNW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 93 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 181 | 300 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 189 | 141 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 64 | 470 | 617 | 3066 | 575 | 587 | 2029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 175 | 1405 | 1433 | 171 | 171 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 137 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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