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San Luis Obispo County

26 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
56°Air
59°Water
Clear·H:87° L:54°
Sunrise 6:08a · Sunset 8:10p
6a55°
7a56°
8a62°
9a68°
10a76°
11a83°
12p85°
1p87°
2p87°
3p86°
4p84°
5p81°
6p77°
7p72°
8p67°
Tide · todayNow 3.4ft · NOAA predictions, Port San Luis station
-1ft1ft3ft5ft12a6a12p6p12a-0.5ft4:41a3.7ft11:23a2.7ft3:36p5.8ft9:47pNOW
Low -0.5ft · 4:41aHigh 3.7ft · 11:23aLow 2.7ft · 3:36pHigh 5.8ft · 9:47p

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All San Luis Obispo County spots

26 spots · live vis
Listed from north to southRagged Point Beach (35.78° N)Pismo State Beach (35.12° N)
Surf Zone0–10FT
Avila Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–10FT
Cayucos State Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Kelp Forest20FT
Constantine Buoy
San Luis Obispo · Kelp Forest + Rocky Reef · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Corallina Cove
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Kelp Forest20FT
Estero Bay
San Luis Obispo · Kelp Forest + Rocky Reef · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Hazard Canyon Reef
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Leffingwell Landing
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
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
Surf Zone0–10FT
Morro Rock Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Rocky Reef · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–10FT
Morro Strand State Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Bay0–10FT
Olde Port Beach
San Luis Obispo · Bay + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Pirate's Cove
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–10FT
Pismo Beach Pier
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Surf Zone0–10FT
Pismo State Beach
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef21FT
Point Buchon Pinnacles
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Canyon · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Quarry Cove
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Ragged Point Beach
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef22FT
Red Coral Reef
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Pelagic · Boat dive
Surf Zone0–10FT
San Simeon Cove
San Luis Obispo · Surf Zone + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Rocky Reef19FT
Santa Rosa Reef
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Pelagic · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Shell Beach
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Surf Zone · Shore dive
Rocky Reef23FT
Souza Rock
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Canyon · Boat dive
Rocky Reef0–10FT
Spooner's Cove
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Kelp Forest · Shore dive
Kelp Forest20FT
Spooner's Reef
San Luis Obispo · Kelp Forest + Rocky Reef · Boat dive
Rocky Reef21FT
The 10E Buoy
San Luis Obispo · Rocky Reef + Canyon · Boat dive
26 spots · 80 mi of coastOrdered by latitude — Ragged Point Beach sits at 35.78° N, Pismo State Beach at 35.12° N.

San Luis Obispo County · 26 spots

From the Ragged Point bluffs and San Simeon south past Cambria, 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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