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Avila Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Avila Beach is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

4
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🌊 SWELL

1.8
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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.8ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

18°C

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SWELL

1.3ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Small 1.8ft waves with quality 9s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from NNE would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.7-2.1ft 💨 0-8kt 🌡️ 12-20°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	WNW	1kt	SW	3kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	WNW	1kt	SSE	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	WNW	1kt	ESE	1kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	WNW	0kt	E	1kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	WNW	0kt	ENE	1kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	WNW	0kt	NE	—kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	WNW	0kt	N	1kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	8s	W	1kt	NW	1kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	W	1kt	W	1kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	W	3kt	W	3kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	W	4kt	W	5kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	W	6kt	W	7kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	W	7kt	W	8kt	20°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	W	8kt	W	8kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	W	8kt	W	9kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	W	8kt	W	9kt	19°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	W	7kt	WNW	8kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	W	6kt	WNW	8kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	4kt	WNW	6kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	3kt	WNW	3kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	1kt	NW	1kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	W	1kt	N	1kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	2kt	NE	2kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	2kt	E	2kt	12°C	16°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR7 good hours

🌊 1.6-1.8ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 11-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	2kt	E	2kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	3kt	E	3kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	3kt	E	3kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	E	4kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	4kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	W	5kt	ESE	5kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	5kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	ESE	5kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	W	4kt	SE	6kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	W	6kt	SSE	8kt	15°C	15°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	8kt	S	11kt	16°C	15°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	10kt	SW	13kt	17°C	15°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	W	11kt	SW	14kt	18°C	15°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	12kt	SW	15kt	18°C	15°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	W	12kt	WSW	16kt	18°C	15°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	W	12kt	WSW	15kt	18°C	15°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	W	11kt	WSW	15kt	17°C	15°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	W	11kt	WSW	14kt	17°C	15°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	W	9kt	SW	11kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	11s	W	6kt	SSW	8kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	W	4kt	S	5kt	12°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	W	4kt	S	5kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	W	5kt	SSE	6kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	11°C	16°C	0.2mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR9 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.7ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 10-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	10°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	6kt	SE	8kt	10°C	15°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	W	6kt	SE	10kt	11°C	15°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	7kt	SE	11kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	W	9kt	SSE	13kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	7s	W	11kt	S	15kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	W	13kt	SSW	17kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	W	13kt	SSW	17kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	W	14kt	SSW	17kt	16°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	W	14kt	SSW	18kt	16°C	16°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	W	14kt	SSW	18kt	15°C	16°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	W	13kt	SSW	19kt	15°C	16°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	W	13kt	SSW	19kt	15°C	16°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	W	13kt	SSW	20kt	14°C	16°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	W	12kt	S	21kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	W	12kt	S	22kt	13°C	16°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	8s	W	12kt	SW	21kt	12°C	16°C	0.5mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	WSW	12kt	WSW	20kt	11°C	16°C	0.7mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	WSW	13kt	WNW	18kt	10°C	16°C	1mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT14 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-6.0ft 💨 1-11kt 🌡️ 8-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	13s	WSW	9kt	W	14kt	10°C	16°C	0.9mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	12s	WSW	6kt	SW	10kt	11°C	16°C	0.9mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	11s	SW	3kt	SSW	6kt	11°C	16°C	0.9mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	9s	WSW	3kt	S	5kt	10°C	16°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	8s	WSW	2kt	SSE	4kt	9°C	16°C	0.7mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	W	2kt	SE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	W	2kt	SE	3kt	9°C	16°C	0.4mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	7s	W	3kt	SE	3kt	10°C	16°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	11°C	16°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	8s	W	4kt	SSE	4kt	12°C	16°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	9s	W	5kt	S	5kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	9s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	10s	W	9kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5.9ft	10s	W	11kt	WSW	11kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	6ft	10s	W	10kt	W	11kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	10s	W	10kt	W	10kt	15°C	16°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	10s	W	9kt	W	10kt	14°C	16°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	W	8kt	W	8kt	13°C	16°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.9ft	10s	W	6kt	WNW	6kt	11°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	W	4kt	WNW	5kt	10°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	W	3kt	N	4kt	9°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	WNW	2kt	NE	3kt	9°C	16°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	10s	WNW	1kt	E	2kt	8°C	16°C	0.1mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT14 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-5.5ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 7-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	WNW	2kt	ESE	2kt	8°C	16°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	WNW	3kt	ESE	3kt	8°C	16°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	10s	WNW	3kt	ESE	3kt	7°C	15°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	10s	WNW	3kt	ESE	3kt	7°C	15°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	10s	WNW	3kt	ESE	3kt	7°C	15°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	10s	WNW	4kt	ESE	4kt	7°C	15°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	10s	WNW	3kt	E	3kt	8°C	15°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NE	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	10s	WNW	2kt	NNE	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	10s	WNW	4kt	N	4kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.7ft	10s	WNW	5kt	NNW	6kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.7ft	10s	WNW	7kt	WNW	8kt	14°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.5ft	11s	W	9kt	WNW	10kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	13s	SW	11kt	WNW	11kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	13kt	WNW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	13kt	WNW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	12kt	WNW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SSW	12kt	WNW	13kt	15°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	SW	11kt	WNW	14kt	13°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	12s	SW	9kt	NW	14kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	12s	WSW	8kt	NW	15kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	WSW	6kt	NNW	11kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	WSW	4kt	N	7kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	10s	WSW	2kt	NNE	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-3.9ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 8-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	8s	W	2kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	W	2kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	6s	WNW	2kt	NNE	2kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	6s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	6s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	4kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	4kt	N	5kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	7s	WNW	4kt	N	5kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.9ft	8s	WNW	4kt	N	6kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	8s	WNW	5kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	WNW	7kt	NW	8kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	WNW	9kt	WNW	8kt	18°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	W	10kt	WNW	10kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	12s	WSW	11kt	WNW	11kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	13kt	WNW	12kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	12kt	WNW	13kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	12kt	WNW	13kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SSW	12kt	WNW	14kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SSW	11kt	WNW	14kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SSW	10kt	WNW	14kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	9kt	NW	14kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	13s	SW	6kt	NW	11kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	12s	SW	4kt	NNW	7kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	WSW	2kt	NNW	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 1.1-4.1ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 8-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	1.6ft	11s	WSW	2kt	N	3kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	WSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	10s	WSW	2kt	NE	2kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	9s	W	2kt	ENE	2kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	8s	W	1kt	ENE	2kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	7s	WNW	1kt	ENE	1kt	8°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	7s	WNW	1kt	ESE	1kt	9°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	1kt	SSE	1kt	10°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	7s	WNW	1kt	SSW	1kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	WNW	2kt	SW	2kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	WNW	4kt	WSW	3kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	WNW	5kt	WNW	4kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3ft	8s	WNW	6kt	W	5kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	9s	WNW	7kt	W	6kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	10s	WNW	8kt	W	6kt	17°C	15°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	WNW	7kt	W	7kt	16°C	15°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	12s	WNW	7kt	WNW	7kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	WNW	6kt	WNW	8kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	13s	WNW	5kt	WNW	7kt	13°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	WNW	4kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	WNW	3kt	WNW	4kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	12s	WNW	3kt	W	4kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	WNW	2kt	W	3kt	11°C	15°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	10s	WNW	2kt	WSW	3kt	10°C	15°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.8ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:0-12kt SW

Water Temperature:15-16°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo is a reasonably exposed beach break with fairly consistent surf, especially during autumn and winter. The best surf occurs when southwest groundswells pair with offshore winds from the north-northeast, which benefit from some protection against southerly winds. The beach break produces both lefts and rights, and while the waves can be fun and reliable, the lineup often gets crowded when conditions are good.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNNE

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