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San Luis Obispo Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, May 11th, 2:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   4.3 ft --- 177° 12-14 kt 120° 42.6 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 5 sec --- --- --- 41.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.9 ft 7 sec 214° 10 kt 110° 45.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft --- 59° 19-21 kt 50° 41.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   10.2 ft --- 79° 23-29 kt 40° 37.9 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   4.9 ft --- 224° 12-14 kt 150° 47.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   5.6 ft --- 126° 19-23 kt 120° 41.5 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   4.6 ft --- 214° 14-17 kt 110° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   11.2 ft --- 58° --- --- 38.8 °F SOUTH KODIAK   3.6 ft --- 139° 12-14 kt --- 41.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   8.9 ft --- 202° --- --- 40.5 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   18.4 ft 13 sec 242° 16-19 kt --- 40.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.2 ft 8 sec 181° --- --- 44.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 2-4 kt 340° 52.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 54.7 °F Backyard Buoys   5.6 ft 10 sec 262° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   6.9 ft 11 sec 264° 16-19 kt 340° --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.6 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 56.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 254° --- --- 56.5 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.9 ft --- 264° 10-14 kt 130° 52.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 58.5 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 266° 17-19 kt 360° 57.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 55.2 °F STONEWALL BANK   6.9 ft 11 sec 280° 19-23 kt 350° --- Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 54.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 54.9 °F WEST OREGON   5.6 ft --- 270° 4-6 kt 160° 56.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 160° --- EEL RIVER   6.6 ft 11 sec 291° 12-14 kt 350° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 53.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 330° 54.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   6.6 ft --- 280° 4-6 kt 140° 60.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.9 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 53.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 59.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 52.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.2 ft 9 sec --- 12-14 kt 270° 57.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 58.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 54.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 220° 54.9 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 59.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 60.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 58.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 59.9 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 58.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   4.3 ft 10 sec 277° 4-6 kt 260° 56.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 59.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 203° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 190° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 185° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 270° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 183° --- --- 62.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° 59.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 64.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 63.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 66.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 190° --- --- 64.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 66.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 59.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 66.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 232° --- --- 67.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 235° --- --- 67.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 65.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 288° --- --- 68.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 67.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 65.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° --- TANNER BANK   6.2 ft --- 215° 6-10 kt 260° 62.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 11 sec 337° 14-16 kt 50° 74.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 60° 74.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft 9 sec 109° 10-16 kt 50° 75.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 320° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 50° 76.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec 320° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 348° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 7 sec 23° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 12 sec 313° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 12 sec 328° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 11 sec 214° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 96° --- --- 79.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 9 sec 79° 16-17 kt 50° 78.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.9 ft 9 sec 85° 19-23 kt 80° 79.0 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.9 ft 10 sec 65° --- --- 83.7 °F Backyard Buoys   1.0 ft 10 sec 244° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 86.2 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Monterey Santa Barbara 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  San Luis Obispo Region CAPE SAN MARTIN (NOAA 46028) Yesterday Today -- -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Diablo Canyon (CDIP 076) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SANTA MARIA (NOAA 46011) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Santa Lucia Escarpment (CDIP 222) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Diablo Canyon Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Diablo Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Monterey Santa Barbara Diablo Canyon Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Diablo Canyon buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Swell Model San Luis Obispo swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 111624 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 9 AM PDT, a 1020 mb high was 500 NM W of Point Conception, while a 1005 mb low was near Reno Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 924 AM PDT Mon May 11 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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