Avila Beach
A beach break facing SSW that works best on SW swell. Offshore wind here blows from the NNE.
Faces SSW (209°)Tide station Port San Luis / Morro BayModel site CDIP MOP SL144Pacific time
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Estimated face height
- At the spot
- Offshore
- As of
SWELL
Offshore swell, before the spot's shelter.
WIND
TIDE
WATER
Sea surface, model
Spot guide
- Break
- Beach break
- Suits
- Beginners and up
- Best swell
- SW
- Best size
- 2–3 ft faces
- Beach faces
- SSW (209°)
- Offshore wind
- from the NNE
Spot details from our Surfing the Central Coast: A Beginner's Guide. The facing comes from the CDIP MOP model.
Plan ahead
- 14-day tide calendar for Port San Luis / Morro Bay →
- Port San Luis / Morro Bay conditions console →
- Coast map: swell, wind and buoys →
- Surfing the Central Coast: A Beginner's Guide →
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How the surf height is estimated
We take the Open-Meteo wave forecast offshore and scale it for this spot with a factor learned from two years of the Scripps CDIP MOP nearshore wave model, which accounts for headlands, islands and the sea floor. From the wave height at the spot (15 m deep) we estimate the breaking wave and show its face height as a range. It is a model estimate, not an observation: check the beach before you paddle out.