Santa Rosa Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Luis Obispo, USA)

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Santa Rosa Creek Surf Guide

Santa Rosa Creek/Moonstone in San Luis Obispo is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks and sharks.

Santa Rosa Creek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	consistent	13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santa Rosa Creek:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santa Rosa Creek occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Santa Rosa Creek (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Santa Rosa Creek with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in January while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

60%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santa Rosa Creek Location Map

Interactive Santa Rosa Creek surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Santa Rosa Creek is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 105 km (65 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Santa Rosa Creek is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 135 km (84 miles) away.

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Santa Rosa Creek Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 14:53 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Period (s)	12	12	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Santa Rosa Creek

Current tide and informaton

For Cambria, 3 km from Santa Rosa Creek.

Next High Water: 05:48pm | 1.47m

Next Low Water: 08:11pm | 1.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Santa Rosa Creek Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.7 °C) at Santa Rosa Creek is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 13.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite