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Oceano Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Oceano surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Oceano today?
The current surf forecast for Oceano at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Oceano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
2646 | 2602 | 3072 | 2554 | 1913 | 1637 | 1491 | 1045 | 787 | 698 | 521 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 443 | 453 | 410 | 353 | 367 | 333 | 316 | 270 | 606 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.58m | 10:42PM2.45m | 1:09PM1.56m | 11:32PM2.40m | 2:15PM1.56m | 00:27AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM1.13m | 6:15AM-0.10m | 5:15PM1.20m | 7:12AM-0.06m | 6:14PM1.26m | 8:10AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 3072 | 2554 | 1913 | 1637 | 1491 | 1045 | 787 | 698 | 521 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 443 | 453 | 410 | 353 | 367 | 333 | 270 | 270 | 606 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 39 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 61 | 115 | 147 | 203 | 217 | 246 | 239 | 297 | 316 | 257 | 162 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 69 | 41 | 51 | 36 | 61 | 36 | 162 | 65 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2646 | 2602 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 96 | 238 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 107 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
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