
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
134 | 104 | 86 | 72 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 51 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 52 | 362 | 358 | 247 | 235 | 177 | 224 | 282 | 174 | 287 | 259 | 199 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
321 | 302 | 295 | 366 | 379 | 260 | 173 | 288 | 284 | 217 | 211 | 358 | 212 | 219 | 350 | 103 | 264 | 261 | 251 | 310 | 248 | 358 | 430 | 258 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 9 |
137 | 293 | 243 | 295 | 44 | 25 | 63 | 91 | 124 | 203 | 215 | 191 | 88 | 186 | 186 | 334 | 99 | 68 | 65 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
236 | — | — | — | 68 | 35 | 41 | 86 | 112 | 132 | 116 | 103 | 50 | 145 | 133 | — | — | 142 | — | 62 | 62 | 48 | 65 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 142 | 142 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 204 | 142 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 142 | 169 | 122 | 2 |
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