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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 10 am Saturday 16 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
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. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
1172 | 1780 | 2172 | 2218 | 1922 | 1797 | 1978 | 2015 | 5978 | 2986 | 3471 | 3826 | 5878 | 4048 | 2000 | 1657 | 1281 | 862 | 718 | 637 | 674 | 1204 | 530 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.59m | 10:06PM2.43m | 12:21PM1.58m | 10:52PM2.44m | 1:24PM1.57m | 11:42PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM1.08m | 5:33AM-0.08m | 4:36PM1.16m | 6:27AM-0.11m | 5:28PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 272 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 220 | 261 | 606 | 943 | 2986 | 104 | 92 | 90 | 2995 | 2131 | 2000 | 1657 | 1281 | 862 | 718 | 637 | 79 | 637 | 530 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 225 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 218 | 165 | 163 | 158 | 108 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 89 | 58 | 58 | 81 | 82 | 31 | 81 | 28 | 72 | 70 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 46 | 57 | 55 | 82 | 29 | 49 | 80 | 78 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1172 | 1780 | 2172 | 2218 | 1922 | 1797 | 1978 | 2015 | 5978 | 2986 | 3471 | 3826 | 5878 | 4048 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 674 | 1204 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 86 | 113 | 16 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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