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San Carpoforo Creek Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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San Carpoforo Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
San Carpoforo Creek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Carpoforo Creek sea temperature is
10.1° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at San Carpoforo Creek today?
The current surf forecast for San Carpoforo Creek at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Carpoforo Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
760 | 835 | 435 | 605 | 536 | 491 | 518 | 509 | 450 | 389 | 359 | 311 | 286 | 286 | 238 | 229 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 229 | 188 | 198 | 255 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.60m | 1:39AM2.11m | 4:35PM1.66m | 2:48AM1.92m | 5:28PM1.74m | 4:07AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM1.31m | 9:19AM0.14m | 9:12PM1.29m | 10:16AM0.28m | 10:47PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 88 | 115 | 435 | 605 | 536 | 491 | 518 | 509 | 450 | 389 | 359 | 311 | 286 | 286 | 238 | 229 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 229 | 175 | 171 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 112 | 84 | 53 | 251 | 251 | 184 | 77 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 104 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 103 | 148 | 188 | 198 | 255 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 18 | 85 | 78 | 133 | 52 | 51 | 78 | 110 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 74 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 102 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 760 | 835 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 146 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 146 | 146 | 203 | 62 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
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