Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1
S
12
0.8
SSW
16
1
S
12
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
302
295
366
379
291
291
288
284
217
215
358
362
358
350
334
264
261
282
310
287
358
430
258
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41AM1.28m
3:13PM1.18m
2:36AM1.09m
3:54PM1.24m
3:37AM0.91m
4:39PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.05m
9:16PM0.52m
9:22AM0.20m
10:34PM0.46m
10:01AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
18
19
18
15
14
14
15
16
19
20
19
14
13
14
14
17
20
21
20
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
13
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
16
18
18
17
13
13
14
14
17
19
19
18
16
16
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