Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
392
330
310
355
431
800
475
408
434
439
451
439
405
389
389
389
389
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
S
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57AM0.76m
5:27PM1.32m
6:49AM0.69m
6:15PM1.35m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.37m
10:47AM0.48m
00:59AM0.27m
11:42AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
18
20
24
24
23
21
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
16
15
Feels °C
19
17
17
18
20
23
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
20
19
16
14
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