Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
S
11
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
SW
14
1.5
WNW
7
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
198
289
216
163
208
223
267
386
446
424
475
572
644
877
1015
877
734
659
742
733
848
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26AM1.01m
10:48PM1.36m
11:50AM1.08m
11:26PM1.28m
12:17PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.00m
4:59PM0.54m
5:49AM0.06m
5:38PM0.48m
6:11AM0.14m
6:23PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
26
26
25
24
24
22
21
28
26
23
19
19
18
18
19
22
22
20
16
15
Feels °C
23
26
25
24
23
21
22
21
20
26
24
21
18
19
17
17
18
20
20
16
14
14
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