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Cayucos State Beach

TAR/OIL 10.0/10 0 reports today Β· last 4 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
10.0 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Wind
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L 10:13 AM
now 2.1 ft falling Β· next L 2.0 Β· 10:13 AM
Temps
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61.9Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 10.0

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” Santa Maria46011 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
61.9Β°Fcloudy3 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:39 AM Β· Sunset 7:24 PM
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TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:24 PMMoonrise 12:18 AMMoonset 3:52 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 17, 9:18 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 16, 1:07 PM anon Rocks Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 16, 7:35 AM anon Rocks Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 14, 6:17 AM eastbeach_ellie Dry sand Clean None Film – – – – A
Jul 13, 9:10 AM hammonds_hugh Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 13, 6:00 AM tarball_tracker Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard Sheen – C
Jul 12, 4:05 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – A
Jul 12, 3:00 PM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Hard – – C
Jul 11, 6:06 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – B
Jul 9, 6:39 PM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 7, 3:51 PM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Hard None – A
Jul 7, 2:50 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Film – – – – B
Jul 6, 4:52 PM anon Rocks Clean None Balls – – Sheen – B
Jul 4, 2:11 PM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 1, 4:27 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 1, 2:12 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jun 28, 6:53 PM anon Dry sand Black line None Balls – – None – A
Jun 24, 4:23 PM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Film – – – – C
Jun 24, 11:53 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – C
Jun 21, 1:58 PM tarball_tracker Waterline Clean Trace <1% Film – – – – C

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46011 just now
Wave ht –
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Water temp 62.4Β°F
Station 46011 on NDBC →

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Nearby Incident Reports

Aug 12, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT A VESSEL WAS DISCOVERED TO BE SINKING AT THE LOCATION. BECAUSE OF THIS AN UNKNOWN OIL AND GASOLINE WERE RELEASED IN T… 3.6 km β€”
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Nov 26, 2009 IncidentNews P/C Fire Fly; 1.7nm off Morro Bay, CA 10.8 km Source β†—
Oct 3, 2001 IncidentNews Morro Bay Ammonia Leak; Morro Bay, CA 9.5 km Source β†—