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Hazard Canyon Surf Report & Forecast, Los Osos, California

Hazard Canyon, Los Osos, California: 13–15 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 10.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 4 mph onshore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm.

Good

13–15 ft

double overhead · occasional 16 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north-northwest at 4 mph, onshore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:06 amrating through the daylast light 5:28 pm
Swell
10.8 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
4 mph (NNW)onshore
Tide
3.8 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm
Water
69°F2mm springsuit
Air
71°Ffeels like 68°F
Sun
rise 6:33 amset 5:02 pm

Hazard Canyon surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Hazard Canyon: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Hazard Canyon today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13713–15 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:33 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Hazard Canyon tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Good8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Hazard Canyon: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am12–14 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NE)4.4 ft
7 am13–14 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.3 ft
8 am13–15 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NE)5.9 ft
9 am13–15 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.1 ft
10 am13–15 ftGood4 mph onshore (NNW)5.8 ft
11 am12–14 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)5.0 ft
12 pmnow11–13 ftGood6 mph onshore (NW)3.8 ft
1 pm11–13 ftFair7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 132.4 ft
2 pm11–13 ftPoor to Fair8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 141.1 ft
3 pm12–13 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 190.1 ft
4 pm11–13 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 18-0.4 ft
5 pm11–13 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 16-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 154.0 ft
7 am9–10 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 174.8 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 175.5 ft
9 am9–10 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 185.9 ft
10 am9–10 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 175.9 ft
11 am8–10 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 175.4 ft
12 pm8–9 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 174.3 ft
1 pm7–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 153.1 ft
2 pm8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 121.7 ft
3 pm8–9 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.6 ft
4 pm9–10 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
5 pm9–10 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15-0.4 ft

Hazard Canyon waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Hazard Canyon arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 115 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 14.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
Lulls
about 115 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
94% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Hazard Canyon surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Hazard Canyon: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 11–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–15 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–15 ft and Fair.

Hazard Canyon surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend5101511–15Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 118–14Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–12Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1310–15Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1411–15Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 1512–14Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 168–14Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 176–10Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Hazard Canyon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Hazard Canyon 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 911–15 ftGreat10.5 ft · 15 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (NE)8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 146 am
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat7.2 ft · 13 s · WNW10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 177 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 129 am
Wed, Nov 118–11 ftGreat7.3 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 115 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 129 am
Thu, Nov 128–14 ftGreat6.1 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph offshore (SE), gusts 108 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 179 am
Fri, Nov 1310–12 ftGreat9.0 ft · 15 s · WNWcalm8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 166 am
Sat, Nov 1410–15 ftPoor9.3 ft · 16 s · W20 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 3412 mph onshore (NW), gusts 227 am
Sun, Nov 1511–15 ftFair13.8 ft · 17 s · WNW5 mph onshore (WNW)12 mph onshore (W), gusts 237 am
Mon, Nov 1612–14 ftPoor10.6 ft · 15 s · WNW13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2615 mph onshore (NW), gusts 287 am
Tue, Nov 178–14 ftFair—10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1814 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 186–10 ftGreat—6 mph cross-shore (NE)13 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Hazard Canyon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Hazard Canyon tide chart and tide times

Tides at Hazard Canyon today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.6 ft at 2:45 am, high 6.1 ft at 8:57 am, low -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm and high 4.0 ft at 10:54 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.8 ft and falling.

Tide height at Hazard Canyon, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 3.8 ft, fallingLow 2.6 ft2:45 amHigh 6.1 ft8:57 amLow -0.4 ft4:16 pmHigh 4.0 ft10:54 pmLow 2.7 ft3:20 amHigh 6.0 ft9:28 amLow -0.4 ft4:52 pmHigh 3.8 ft11:45 pmLow 3.0 ft3:44 amHigh 5.8 ft9:56 amLow -0.1 ft5:38 pmHigh 3.6 ft12:48 am
Tide height at Hazard Canyon, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Hazard Canyon tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.6 ft at 2:45 amHigh 6.1 ft at 8:57 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:16 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:54 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.7 ft at 3:20 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:28 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:45 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:56 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:38 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 3.6 ft at 12:48 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:04 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:22 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 3.7 ft at 1:55 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:37 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:12 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 3.8 ft at 3:13 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:23 amHigh 5.3 ft at 11:49 amLow 0.6 ft at 8:06 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 3.8 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.7 ft at 6:47 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:40 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:58 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 3.9 ft at 5:01 amLow 3.5 ft at 8:50 amHigh 4.2 ft at 1:47 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:44 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.1 ft at 5:24 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:34 amHigh 3.9 ft at 3:10 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Hazard Canyon water temperature

The water temperature at Hazard Canyon is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 69 and 71°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 69 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 69 to 71 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood69°F now

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 Hazard Canyon

Spots near Hazard Canyon with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Hazard CanyonSpooner's CoveMorro RockMorro BayMorro StrandCayucosAvila Beach

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About Hazard Canyon

Hazard Canyon is a reef break in Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Hazards and Hazard Reef.

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