Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
76
71
72
72
99
127
125
77
79
84
84
98
84
84
124
127
201
210
329
325
105
132
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
0
W
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:15AM0.73m
4:20PM1.37m
6:06AM0.65m
5:19PM1.44m
6:21PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.38m
8:50AM0.49m
00:32AM0.23m
9:11AM0.58m
1:38AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
16
20
20
19
15
15
15
15
17
21
21
19
15
14
15
15
17
22
22
21
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
15
19
18
18
15
14
14
14
17
20
20
18
14
14
15
15
18
22
21
20
16
16
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