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

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 Mar 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
12.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Carpoforo Creek this week:

The surf forecast for San Carpoforo Creek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at San Carpoforo Creek in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Mar 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 15th Mar)2.5ft (0.7m) 20s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 21st Mar)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 21st Mar)10ft (3.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Carpoforo Creek over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
SSW
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)21202018181816161615151514121211161281110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2415614123605286255825294213653092842041291391632292781966721037
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
ENE
0
NE
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NE
0
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.57
8:07AM
1.95
9:51PM
1.65
8:51AM
1.99
10:10PM
1.74
9:35AM
1.99
10:31PM
1.84
10:21AM
1.96
10:56PM
1.95
11:09AM
1.88
11:23PM
2.05
12:01PM
1.77
11:54PM
2.12
12:59PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.18
3:15PM
0.36
2:57AM
1.04
3:43PM
0.36
3:38AM
0.89
4:12PM
0.40
4:20AM
0.73
4:40PM
0.49
5:04AM
0.58
5:09PM
0.61
5:52AM
0.45
5:40PM
0.75
6:43AM
0.37
6:13PM
0.91
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-7:16--7:15--7:13--7:11--7:09--7:09--7:07-
Sunset--7:12--7:13--7:14--7:15--7:15--7:15--7:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182122192425222527242626222727242526212121
Feels °C (?)162020182323212426232727222827232626201817
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The above surf forecast table for San Carpoforo Creek provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at San Carpoforo Creek can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our San Carpoforo Creek surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (San Carpoforo Creek) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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San Carpoforo Creek is 60 km (37 miles) from Paso Robles. If you plan a vacation in San Luis Obispo, look for hotels and other accommodation in Paso Robles. Paso Robles has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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