Oceano surf break

Oceano surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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Oceano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oceano sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oceano today?

The current surf forecast for Oceano at 12AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (15 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Oceano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
597
745
660
838
761
710
768
1288
1424
2021
2815
1559
2423
2600
2090
2523
4417
3770
2811
4071
3692
2303
2364
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:38PM2.26m
10:06AM1.60m
9:15PM2.38m
11:06AM1.59m
9:56PM2.45m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.87m
3:44AM0.19m
2:56PM0.96m
4:31AM0.02m
3:39PM1.05m
5:22AM-0.08m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
17
16
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
16
13
12
12
11
14
17
17
16
13
12
12
11
15
19
15
13
10
12
12
11
13
15
14
13
11
11
9
8
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
0.6
SW
14
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
604
597
745
660
838
761
710
768
887
998
1419
1795
151
1405
1508
142
140
140
140
102
2328
2071
2303
2364
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
20
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
264
258
248
236
232
229
229
226
223
220
226
245
103
176
142
7
15
100
97
91
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
17
0.4
WNW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
2
2
14
358
7
2
7
13
31
31
54
103
50
142
174
6
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
267
1288
1424
2021
2815
1559
2423
2600
2090
2523
4417
3770
2811
4071
3692
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
4
3
4
4
5
4
1
Distance (km)
76
107
12
0
0
0
0
76
238
86
86
7
7
7
7
92
238
107
106
106
86
7
7
238
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
7
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
7
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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