Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 02 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 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)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 afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
390
384
347
347
294
294
285
270
193
190
207
183
229
326
314
584
437
431
545
538
493
536
357
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:40PM0.83m
11:29PM1.44m
1:35PM0.80m
00:00AM1.42m
2:30PM0.78m
00:37AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.02m
4:58PM0.66m
7:14AM0.01m
5:04PM0.71m
7:57AM0.02m
5:12PM0.74m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:50
7:51
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
12
15
16
15
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
13
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
13
12
10
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
Energy kJ
458
390
384
347
347
294
294
285
270
193
190
186
183
180
180
314
584
437
431
545
538
493
536
357
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
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
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
31
31
31
9
51
66
102
66
66
84
123
207
181
229
326
68
86
160
50
127
127
127
129
179
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
19
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
31
9
9
31
7
9
27
9
74
51
103
86
84
84
84
75
81
50
129
70
70
70
70
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
51
6
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
80
204
110
25
2
25
0
0
169
169
142
135
0
0
0
2
80
202
202
25
25
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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