Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 2026 PDT
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Morro Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
578
569
481
458
451
443
378
180
347
144
140
133
128
230
207
183
229
326
314
382
437
431
545
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
W
0
SE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
W
20
W
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:01PM1.44m
12:40PM0.83m
11:29PM1.44m
1:35PM0.80m
00:00AM1.42m
2:30PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.02m
4:58PM0.66m
7:14AM0.01m
5:04PM0.71m
7:57AM0.02m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:50
7:51
7:51
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
16
16
16
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
15
16
15
10
11
11
10
11
15
14
14
11
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
610
578
569
481
458
451
443
378
180
347
73
59
40
128
230
186
183
180
180
314
382
437
431
545
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.4
NW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
28
28
29
31
31
31
31
9
71
66
144
140
133
84
123
207
181
229
326
68
70
50
39
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
NW
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
31
31
31
9
9
31
51
9
102
66
66
51
103
86
84
84
84
55
86
82
129
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
349
275
122
129
100
25
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
25
9
9
0
0
204
110
142
25
0
0
0
0
101
169
142
122
2
0
0
0
10
202
202
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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