Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
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
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
161
158
127
113
106
99
99
76
71
72
72
99
127
125
77
79
84
84
98
84
84
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
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
15
WNW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:32PM1.30m
4:15AM0.73m
4:20PM1.37m
6:06AM0.65m
5:19PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.38m
11:14PM0.38m
8:50AM0.49m
00:32AM0.23m
9:11AM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
19
20
19
15
14
14
14
16
21
20
19
15
14
15
16
18
21
22
20
16
15
Feels °C
14
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
16
20
18
18
14
13
14
15
17
20
21
18
16
15
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