Avila Beach · San Luis Obispo County · California
Avila Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
Avila Beach, California: 2–3 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 4.7 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the north, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 2.6 ft at 3:18 am.
2–3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 4.7 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 7 mph (N), gusts 12offshore
- Tide
- 3.7 ft fallinglow 2.6 ft at 3:18 am
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 66°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5 pm
Avila Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Avila Beach: 4 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Avila Beach: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 14 | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 16 | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 16 | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Fair | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 13 | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 11 | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 11 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (N), gusts 19 | -0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 3 mph onshore (SSE) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 9 | 4.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (S) | 2.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | -0.1 ft |
Avila Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at Avila Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 215 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 18% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Avila Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Avila Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 5–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–8 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Avila Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 4.1 ft · 13 s · W | 8 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 4.0 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (S) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–5 ft | Fair | 2.2 ft · 13 s · WSW | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 16 | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–7 ft | Great | 4.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–9 ft | Great | 6.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | 8 mph offshore (NNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–8 ft | Great | 6.4 ft · 17 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–8 ft | Good | 4.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | 23 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 43 | 18 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 32 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–6 ft | Great | — | 7 mph offshore (NNE) | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–5 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 19 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–5 ft | Great | — | 10 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 15 | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Avila Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Avila Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Avila Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.6 ft at 3:18 am, high 6.0 ft at 9:26 am, low -0.4 ft at 4:51 pm and high 3.7 ft at 11:43 pm. At 12 am the tide is 3.7 ft and falling.
Avila Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.6 ft at 3:18 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:26 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:43 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:40 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:53 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.6 ft at 12:45 amLow 3.1 ft at 4 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:29 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:19 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 1:54 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:34 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:05 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:09 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 3:11 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:23 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:44 amLow 0.5 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.7 ft at 4:17 amLow 3.6 ft at 6:43 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:37 pmLow 0.5 ft at 8:54 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:56 amLow 3.4 ft at 8:53 amHigh 4.1 ft at 1:42 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9:43 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.0 ft at 5:22 amLow 3.0 ft at 10:32 amHigh 3.7 ft at 3:08 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Avila Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Avila Beach is about 69°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 7 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 69 and 71°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Avila Beach
- Pirate's Cove1.1 mi E · 4 ft · Great
- Shell Beach2.6 mi ESE · 4 ft · Great
- Pismo Beach5.5 mi ESE · 6 ft · Great
- Oceano7.8 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Great
- Spooner's Cove11 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Hazard Canyon12 mi NW · 9–11 ft · Good
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About Avila Beach
Avila Beach is a pier in Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Avila Pier, Port San Luis and SLO.
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