Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.2° 

Morro Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
708
623
721
842
842
897
887
847
770
751
859
742
733
733
789
793
532
505
498
491
696
763
773
783
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:34PM1.22m
8:56AM0.88m
4:45PM1.18m
8:17AM0.92m
5:55PM1.16m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.11m
11:37AM0.85m
00:44AM0.11m
12:46PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
25
24
25
31
32
26
22
21
21
20
20
23
22
20
17
16
15
15
14
18
18
17
14
14
Feels °C
22
20
21
27
29
25
21
19
21
20
19
22
20
18
16
15
15
15
13
17
15
14
12
13
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