Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.5
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
NW
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
443
372
334
334
330
330
325
264
334
377
397
298
298
198
405
416
330
339
348
372
382
348
277
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:19AM0.96m
2:52PM1.28m
3:21AM0.81m
3:35PM1.29m
4:47AM0.71m
4:25PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.38m
9:59PM0.33m
8:44AM0.51m
11:15PM0.29m
8:58AM0.62m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
19
21
20
16
15
17
17
19
22
24
23
18
18
18
19
21
25
25
24
19
19
Feels °C
15
13
16
18
20
19
15
14
16
15
18
20
22
21
17
18
17
17
20
24
24
22
19
19
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