Surf-Forecast | Mouse Rock Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.44° N 120.91° W

Issued: 3 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mouse Rock sea temperature is

19.9°C

Mouse Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Mouse Rock Surf Guide

Mouse Rock in San Luis Obispo is an exposed reef break. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Urchins - Rocks - Localism - Sharks.

Mouse Rock Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	rarely breaks	19.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mouse Rock:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mouse Rock occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mouse Rock 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 33% of the time in January while 65% 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

33%

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

blown out

65%

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 Mouse Rock Location Map

Interactive Mouse Rock 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 Mouse Rock is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 85 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mouse Rock is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 131 km (81 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mouse Rock Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 12:00 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 01
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Mouse Rock

Current tide and informaton

For Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California, 6 km from Mouse Rock.

Next High Water: 02:56pm | 1.44m

Next Low Water: 10:37pm | -0.0m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Mouse Rock Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.9 °C) at Mouse Rock is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite