Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
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
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
S
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
280
215
358
362
358
350
326
264
261
255
310
321
358
436
201
232
240
448
329
544
417
422
326
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:36AM1.09m
3:54PM1.24m
3:37AM0.91m
4:39PM1.29m
4:57AM0.76m
5:27PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.20m
10:34PM0.46m
10:01AM0.34m
11:52PM0.37m
10:47AM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
20
20
18
15
14
14
14
16
22
21
21
16
17
17
18
19
24
23
21
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
16
19
19
16
14
13
13
14
15
21
19
19
15
17
16
17
17
23
21
19
16
16
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