Surf-Forecast | Sewers Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.16° N 120.69° W

Issued: 3 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sewers sea temperature is

20.0°C

Sewers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: JC

Sewers Surf Guide

Sewers in San Luis Obispo is a sheltered reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Localism - Sharks.

Sewers Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sewers:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sewers occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sewers 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 48% of the time in January while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

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

blown out

50%

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 Sewers Location Map

Interactive Sewers 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 Sewers is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sewers is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 146 km (91 miles) away.

Map Icons:
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sewers Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 12:31 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 01
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	5	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Sewers look like?

Latest photos from Sewers. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: JC

Tides at Sewers

Current tide and informaton

For Avila, California, 5 km from Sewers.

Next High Water: 01:38pm | 0.67m

Next Low Water: 09:24pm | -0.92m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Sewers Sea Temperature

The Sewers water temperature is warm (20.0 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite