Exotics Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Luis Obispo, USA)

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Photo by: Chris Rodriguez

Exotics Surf Guide

Exotics in San Luis Obispo is an exposed reef break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A reef breaks left. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

Exotics Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
rarely breaks	54°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Exotics:

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

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Exotics with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in February while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 74% 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

18%

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

too small

74%

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

Explore Exotics Location Map

Interactive Exotics 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 Exotics is Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA, 107 km (66 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Exotics is Lemoore Nas Airport (NLC), also in USA, 135 km (84 miles) away.

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Exotics Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 17:09 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (ft)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	15
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Exotics look like?

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Credit: Chris Rodriguez Credit: Chris Rodriguez Credit: Geary Wootten

Tides at Exotics

Current tide and informaton

For Cambria, 4 miles from Exotics.

Next High Water: 06:19pm | 6ft

Next Low Water: 12:42am | 3ft

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

Exotics Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Exotics remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.