San Carpoforo Creek surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 11 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at San Carpoforo Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.2
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
340
340
346
346
325
325
305
275
340
265
334
412
477
269
418
353
645
418
1485
819
1114
759
871
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM1.54m
7:47PM1.96m
8:16AM1.56m
8:15PM2.11m
9:19AM1.57m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.93m
1:09PM0.71m
2:24AM0.67m
1:47PM0.80m
3:09AM0.42m
2:25PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
15
11
11
11
12
14
17
17
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
18
14
14
13
12
15
15
17
14
11
11
10
12
13
16
14
14
12
12
11
10
14
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
340
340
340
346
346
325
325
275
275
340
265
334
412
477
269
161
138
243
178
833
819
619
269
366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
397
280
256
246
242
305
305
305
242
239
183
175
213
163
161
104
181
328
380
221
380
371
67
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
S
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
11
12
35
33
32
9
10
9
30
29
28
31
32
67
106
11
161
141
237
102
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.3
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
120
119
418
353
645
418
1485
1114
759
871
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
52
52
146
146
146
0
0
0
0
0
137
145
145
85
16
16
16
16
145
145
145
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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