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Spooner's Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Los Osos, California

Spooner's Cove, Los Osos, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 11.1 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.

Great

11–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 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
11.1 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

Spooner's Cove surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Spooner's Cove: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Spooner's Cove today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13711–13 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p☀ 6:33 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Spooner's Cove tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1375–6 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Spooner's Cove: 5 pm, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NE)4.4 ft
7 am11–13 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.3 ft
8 am10–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NE)5.9 ft
9 am11–12 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNE)6.1 ft
10 am11–12 ftGreat4 mph onshore (NNW)5.8 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)5.0 ft
12 pmnow9–10 ftFair6 mph onshore (NW)3.8 ft
1 pm8–9 ftFair8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 132.4 ft
2 pm7–9 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 141.1 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 190.1 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 18-0.4 ft
5 pm6–7 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am4–5 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 164.0 ft
7 am3–4 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 184.8 ft
8 am4–5 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 185.5 ft
9 am4–5 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 185.9 ft
10 am4–5 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 175.9 ft
11 am4–5 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 175.4 ft
12 pm3–4 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 174.3 ft
1 pm3–4 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 153.1 ft
2 pm3–4 ftPoor7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 121.7 ft
3 pm4–5 ftPoor9 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 150.6 ft
4 pm5–6 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
5 pm5 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16-0.4 ft

Spooner's Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Spooner's Cove arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 215 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
Lulls
about 215 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
62% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Spooner's Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Spooner's Cove: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 6–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–12 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–11 ft and Good.

Spooner's Cove 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 weekend510156–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 93–6Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 104–7Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 115–11Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 122–7Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 135–12Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 149–11Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1510–12Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 164–8Tue, Nov 17: FairTueNov 172–4Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Spooner's Cove 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
Spooner's Cove 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–13 ftGreat10.8 ft · 15 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (NE)9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 147 am
Tue, Nov 103–6 ftPoor7.5 ft · 13 s · WNW10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 187 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 125 pm
Wed, Nov 114–7 ftGood7.5 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 115 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 127 am
Thu, Nov 125–11 ftGreat6.5 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 118 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1710 am
Fri, Nov 132–7 ftGood9.3 ft · 15 s · WNWcalm8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 159 am
Sat, Nov 145–12 ftPoor9.6 ft · 16 s · W21 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 3412 mph onshore (NW), gusts 234 pm
Sun, Nov 159–11 ftGood14.6 ft · 17 s · WNW5 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 1012 mph onshore (W), gusts 237 am
Mon, Nov 1610–12 ftPoor11.2 ft · 15 s · WNW14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2715 mph onshore (NW), gusts 287 am
Tue, Nov 174–8 ftFair—11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1814 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 182–4 ftPoor—6 mph cross-shore (NE)14 mph onshore (NW)1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Spooner's Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Spooner's Cove tide chart and tide times

Tides at Spooner's Cove 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 Spooner's Cove, 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 Spooner's Cove, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Spooner's Cove 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.

Spooner's Cove water temperature

The water temperature at Spooner's Cove 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.

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About Spooner's Cove

Spooner's Cove is a cove in Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Montana de Oro State Park.

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