Oceano · San Luis Obispo County · California
Oceano Surf Report & Forecast, Oceano Dunes, California
Oceano, Oceano Dunes, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.3 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 70°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 4:11 pm.
9–11 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 7.3 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.6 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 4:11 pm
- Water
- 70°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:31 amset 5:01 pm
Oceano surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Oceano: 6 am, Great, on a rising high 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 Oceano: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 10–11 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 9–11 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 9 | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 8–9 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 9 mph offshore (NE), gusts 17 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 5.6 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 6.0 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 11 | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | -0.4 ft |
Oceano waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Oceano arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 113 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 77% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Oceano surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Oceano: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 7–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–11 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Oceano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 7–11 ft | Great | 6.9 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–8 ft | Great | 5.0 ft · 13 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–8 ft | Great | 5.0 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | calm | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6–9 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 9 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–10 ft | Great | 6.2 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 17 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–11 ft | Fair | 6.8 ft · 16 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–11 ft | Great | 9.4 ft · 17 s · W | calm | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 8–11 ft | Fair | 6.9 ft · 15 s · W | 14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 28 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–10 ft | Good | — | 13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 24 | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 mph onshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Oceano are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Oceano tide chart and tide times
Tides at Oceano today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.4 ft at 2:40 am, high 6.1 ft at 8:54 am, low -0.4 ft at 4:11 pm and high 4.0 ft at 10:47 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.6 ft and falling.
Oceano tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:40 amHigh 6.1 ft at 8:54 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:11 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 3:16 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:24 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:41 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:38 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:51 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.5 ft at 12:40 amLow 3.1 ft at 3:58 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:28 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:17 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 1:49 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:32 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:03 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:08 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 3:07 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:12 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:45 amLow 0.6 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:15 amLow 3.7 ft at 6:39 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:36 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:58 amLow 3.4 ft at 8:44 amHigh 4.1 ft at 1:43 pmLow 0.6 ft at 9:41 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.0 ft at 5:20 amLow 3.1 ft at 10:30 amHigh 3.8 ft at 3:06 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Oceano water temperature
The water temperature at Oceano is about 70°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 2 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 70 and 72°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 Oceano
- Pismo Beach2.9 mi NNW · 7–9 ft · Great
- Oso Flaco4.8 mi S · 11–12 ft · Great
- Shell Beach5.5 mi NW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Pirate's Cove7.0 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Avila Beach7.8 mi NW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Guadalupe Dunes9.8 mi S · 15–17 ft · Great
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About Oceano
Oceano is a beach break in Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west. Also called Pismo Dunes, ODSVRA and Grover Beach.
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