Sewers Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Luis Obispo, USA)

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Sewers Surf Guide

Sewers in San Luis Obispo is a sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Localism - Sharks.

Sewers Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	13.5°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.

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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.

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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
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:40 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass

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: 01:52pm | 0.2m

Next Low Water: 05:10pm | 0.05m

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Sewers Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.5 °C) at Sewers 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 (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 13.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite