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San Luis Obispo County

21 spots tracked

Today in San Luis Obispo County

Tide and weather hold across the whole San Luis Obispo County coastline — check here, then pick your beach.

Tide station · Port San Luis
61°Air
65°Water
Clear·H:89° L:61°
Sunrise 6:42a · Sunset 7:15p
6a61°
7a62°
8a64°
9a67°
10a72°
11a77°
12p82°
1p85°
2p89°
3p87°
4p84°
5p81°
6p77°
7p71°
8p66°
Tide · todayNow 5.2ft · NOAA predictions, Port San Luis station
0ft2ft4ft6ft12a6a12p6p12a0.1ft4:41a5.2ft10:55a0.9ft4:56p5.3ft10:56pNOW
Low 0.1ft · 4:41aHigh 5.2ft · 10:55aLow 0.9ft · 4:56pHigh 5.3ft · 10:56p

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All San Luis Obispo County spots

21 spots · live vis
Listed from north to southSan Simeon Cove (35.64° N)Pismo State Beach (35.12° N)
Surf Zone10–16FT
Avila Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–5FT
Cayucos State Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Kelp Forest19–25FT
Constantine Buoy
San Luis Obispo · Kelp Forest + Rocky Reef · Boat dive
Bay0–5FT
Fairbank Point
San Luis Obispo · Bay · Shore dive
Rocky Reef0–5FT
Hazard Canyon Reef
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef23FT
Howell Rock
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Pelagic · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–5FT
Leffingwell Landing
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Rocky Reef23FT
Leffingwell Rock
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–5FT
Moonstone Beach
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Bay0–10FT
Morro Bay North T-Pier
San Luis Obispo · Bay + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Rocky Reef23FT
Morro Bay Outer Breakwater
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Bay · Boat dive
Surf Zone0–5FT
Morro Rock Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–5FT
Morro Strand State Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Bay10–16FT
Olde Port Beach
San Luis Obispo · Bay + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef23FT
Pecho Rock
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Boat dive
Rocky Reef10–16FT
Pirate's Cove
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–5FT
Pismo Beach Pier
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–5FT
Pismo State Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone · Shore dive
18–24FT
Point Buchon Pinnacles
San Luis Obispo · Pinnacles + Pelagic · Boat dive
Rocky Reef18–24FT
Red Coral Reef
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Pelagic · Boat dive
Surf Zone0–5FT
San Simeon Cove
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Rocky Reef19–25FT
Santa Rosa Reef
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Pelagic · Boat dive
Rocky Reef10–16FT
Shell Beach
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
20FT
Souza Rock
San Luis Obispo · Pinnacles + Kelp Forest · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–5FT
Spooner's Cove
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Kelp Forest18–24FT
Spooner's Reef
San Luis Obispo · Kelp Forest + Rocky Reef · Boat dive
23FT
18EB Buoy
San Luis Obispo · Pinnacles + Pelagic · Boat dive
23FT
Von Helm Rock
San Luis Obispo · Pinnacles + Kelp Forest · Boat dive
19–25FT
Westdahl Rock
San Luis Obispo · Pinnacles + Pelagic · Boat dive
Rocky Reef23FT
White Rock (Avila)
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Boat dive
21 spots · 80 mi of coastOrdered by latitude — San Simeon Cove sits at 35.64° N, Pismo State Beach at 35.12° N.

San Luis Obispo County · 21 spots

From San Simeon and Cambria south past Morro Rock and the Point Buchon reefs to Avila and the Pismo dunes — every coastal spot we track in San Luis Obispo County, shore and boat, with today's vis live.

Map legend
No take / closed

No fishing or harvest of any kind. Special closures restrict entering the area at all.

  • SMR · State Marine Reserve
  • SMCA (No-Take) · No-Take State Marine Conservation Area
  • FMR · Federal Marine Reserve
  • Special Closure · Seabird and marine mammal buffer
Restricted take

Most take is prohibited. Each site writes its own short list of exceptions, commonly shore angling or spearing white seabass and pelagic finfish. Check the site rules before hunting.

  • SMCA · State Marine Conservation Area
  • FMCA · Federal Marine Conservation Area
Managed area

State-managed waters with their own recreational rules. Commercial take is prohibited in marine parks; recreational management areas are run for specific uses such as waterfowl hunting.

  • SMP · State Marine Park
  • SMRMA · State Marine Recreational Management Area
Visibility pins

Pin color is the spot's forecast visibility tier for today.

  • 20–30+ ft · Perfect
  • 15–20 ft · Excellent
  • 10–15 ft · Good
  • 5–10 ft · Fair
  • 0–5 ft · Poor
  • No forecast yet

MPA boundaries are drawn from CDFW's official dataset but are approximate on this map and not for navigation. Verify the boundary and current regulations with CDFW before harvesting.

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