Studio Drive Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Luis Obispo, USA)

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Studio Drive Surf Guide

Studio Drive/Old Creek in San Luis Obispo is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

Studio Drive Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	14.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Studio Drive:

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

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

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Studio Drive with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in February while 16% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 76% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

16%

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

too small

76%

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

Explore Studio Drive Location Map

Interactive Studio Drive 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 Studio Drive is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 82 km (51 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Studio Drive is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 131 km (81 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.

Studio Drive Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:41 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross

Tides at Studio Drive

Current tide and informaton

For Morro Beach, Estero Bay, California, 3 km from Studio Drive.

Next High Water: 04:31pm | 0.83m

Next Low Water: 08:27am | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Studio Drive Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.0 °C) at Studio Drive 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*: 14.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite