Nipomo · San Luis Obispo County · California
Oso Flaco Surf Report & Forecast, Nipomo, California
Oso Flaco, Nipomo, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.2 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 70°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.6 ft at 4:10 pm.
11–12 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft
- Swell
- 9.2 ft · 15 s · WNW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.4 ft fallinglow -0.6 ft at 4:10 pm
- Water
- 70°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:31 amset 5:01 pm
Oso Flaco surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Oso Flaco: 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 Oso Flaco: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 11–13 ft | Great | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 11–12 ft | Great | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 11 am | 10–12 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 10 | 4.7 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 9–11 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | -0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 7–9 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 2.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–8 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 18 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | -0.5 ft |
Oso Flaco waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Oso Flaco arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 12.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 126 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 81% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Oso Flaco surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Oso Flaco: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 10–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–13 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Oso Flaco 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 | 8–13 ft | Great | 8.7 ft · 15 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–9 ft | Great | 6.4 ft · 13 s · WNW | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7–10 ft | Great | 6.3 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | calm | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 7–12 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 13 s · WNW | 5 mph offshore (ESE) | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 19 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 9–12 ft | Great | 8.0 ft · 15 s · WNW | calm | 12 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 9–13 ft | Poor | 8.4 ft · 16 s · W | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–14 ft | Great | 12.4 ft · 17 s · WNW | calm | 12 mph onshore (W), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 10–13 ft | Poor | 9.3 ft · 15 s · WNW | 16 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 31 | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 29 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–12 ft | Fair | — | 15 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–9 ft | Great | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Oso Flaco are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Oso Flaco tide chart and tide times
Tides at Oso Flaco today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.3 ft at 2:38 am, high 5.9 ft at 8:51 am, low -0.6 ft at 4:10 pm and high 3.8 ft at 10:46 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.4 ft and falling.
Oso Flaco tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.3 ft at 2:38 amHigh 5.9 ft at 8:51 amLow -0.6 ft at 4:10 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 10:46 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.5 ft at 3:13 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:22 amLow -0.5 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 11:36 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.7 ft at 3:38 amHigh 5.6 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:31 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.4 ft at 12:39 amLow 2.9 ft at 3:56 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:26 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 1:49 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:28 amHigh 5.4 ft at 11:01 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.6 ft at 3:10 amLow 3.5 ft at 5:11 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:42 amLow 0.4 ft at 8 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.6 ft at 4:17 amLow 3.5 ft at 6:36 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:34 pmLow 0.4 ft at 8:54 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.6 ft at 4:59 amLow 3.3 ft at 8:43 amHigh 4.0 ft at 1:42 pmLow 0.5 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.9 ft at 5:20 amLow 3.0 ft at 10:29 amHigh 3.7 ft at 3:05 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Oso Flaco water temperature
The water temperature at Oso Flaco 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 Oso Flaco
- Oceano4.8 mi N · 9–11 ft · Great
- Guadalupe Dunes5.0 mi SSW · 15–17 ft · Great
- Pismo Beach7.7 mi N · 7–9 ft · Great
- Shell Beach9.7 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Pirate's Cove11 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Avila Beach12 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Oso Flaco
Oso Flaco is a beach break in Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west. Also called Oso Flaco Lake.
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