Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.9
WNW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
733
972
793
532
505
498
512
787
763
773
783
783
662
629
558
543
543
449
581
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
S
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:45PM1.18m
8:17AM0.92m
5:55PM1.16m
8:18AM0.99m
6:55PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.85m
00:44AM0.11m
12:46PM0.78m
1:25AM0.11m
1:40PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
24
21
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
18
14
14
13
13
13
18
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
23
19
17
16
17
15
15
17
18
15
12
13
12
12
12
18
16
16
15
15
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