Hazard Canyon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Luis Obispo, USA)

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Hazard Canyon Surf Guide

Hazard Canyon in San Luis Obispo is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Primarily a right hand reef break, although a left is also possible.. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

Hazard Canyon Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hazard Canyon:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hazard Canyon occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Hazard Canyon (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hazard Canyon with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in January while 69% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

69%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hazard Canyon Location Map

Interactive Hazard Canyon surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hazard Canyon is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 68 km (42 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hazard Canyon is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 144 km (89 miles) away.

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Hazard Canyon Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:40 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	cross- on

Tides at Hazard Canyon

Current tide and informaton

For Spooners Cove, 1 km from Hazard Canyon.

Next High Water: 11:49pm | 1.98m

Next Low Water: 07:39am | 0.37m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hazard Canyon Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.6 °C) at Hazard Canyon is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.