Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 443 | 449 | 573 | 485 | 356 | 364 | 360 | 356 | 326 | 265 | 261 | 380 | 376 | 457 | 495 | 815 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.11m | 8:53AM1.17m | 8:48PM1.09m | 9:18AM1.27m | 9:39PM1.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.19m | 3:18PM0.42m | 3:07AM0.26m | 4:02PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 419 | 443 | 449 | 573 | 485 | 356 | 327 | 313 | 247 | 111 | 265 | 261 | 380 | 376 | 457 | 495 | 500 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 173 | 160 | 160 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 364 | 360 | 356 | 247 | 246 | 243 | 181 | 181 | 135 | 371 | 291 | 291 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 216 | 216 | 194 | 192 | 299 | 109 | 91 | 65 | 326 | 44 | 22 | 27 | 26 | — | 133 | 133 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | — | 220 | 139 | 176 | 210 | 263 | 422 | 250 | 815 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 150 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 25 | 113 | 122 | 122 | 25 | 122 | 6 | 6 |
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