Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
161 | 210 | 312 | 330 | 339 | 348 | 372 | 382 | 348 | 277 | 246 | 229 | 233 | 243 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:47AM0.71m | 4:25PM1.29m | 5:24PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.29m | 8:58AM0.62m | 00:25AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
161 | 210 | 158 | 330 | 128 | 348 | 372 | 382 | 348 | 153 | 172 | 177 | 148 | 115 | 111 | 236 | 113 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
157 | 119 | 312 | 42 | 339 | 48 | 71 | 69 | 92 | 277 | 246 | 229 | 233 | 236 | 236 | 121 | 236 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 22 | S 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
24 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 75 | 115 | 119 | 14 | 109 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
103 | 136 | 259 | 128 | — | 105 | 90 | 93 | 107 | 233 | — | — | — | 243 | 211 | 117 | 210 | 240 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 25 | 25 | 80 | 6 | 169 | 142 | 122 | 122 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 202 | 142 | 25 | 6 |
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