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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 am Wednesday 13 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Oceano today?
The current surf forecast for Oceano at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Oceano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
226 | 206 | 206 | 254 | 387 | 303 | 310 | 573 | 361 | 418 | 797 | 671 | 593 | 505 | 586 | 525 | 666 | 680 | 633 | 646 | 1131 | 1093 | 2087 | 2375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.57m | 8:05PM2.12m | 9:07AM1.59m | 8:38PM2.26m | 10:06AM1.60m | 9:15PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.67m | 1:37PM0.78m | 2:58AM0.41m | 2:16PM0.87m | 3:44AM0.19m | 2:56PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 226 | 206 | 206 | 254 | 387 | 303 | 229 | 421 | 357 | 181 | 797 | 671 | 593 | 505 | 586 | 525 | 666 | 680 | 633 | 646 | 752 | 220 | 1465 | 1513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 162 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 164 | 361 | 418 | 175 | 264 | 264 | 258 | 248 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 31 | 226 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 125 | 195 | 179 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 54 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 310 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1131 | 1093 | 2087 | 2375 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 7 | 238 | 76 | 107 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 238 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 238 | 86 | 86 | 7 |
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