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Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Morro Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 6PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414131313131313121218171616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26202384216420541758162215781355123110288548547447326335674676558987681537147913121127
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.71
6:22AM
1.38
9:46PM
0.76
7:06AM
1.42
10:22PM
0.79
7:50AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.18
11:48PM
0.66
2:13PM
0.08
12:35AM
0.71
2:58PM
-0.00
1:24AM
0.74
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset-5:10-------5:12-------5:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181815131312121520201615141312162021171515151619
Feels °C (?)151512998812181813111098131819141212121316
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