Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 783 | 783 | 662 | 629 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 589 | 632 | 668 | 554 | 341 | 273 | 401 | 419 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.16m | 8:18AM0.99m | 6:55PM1.14m | 8:32AM1.07m | 7:53PM1.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.11m | 1:40PM0.68m | 2:03AM0.14m | 2:31PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 773 | 429 | 783 | 662 | 629 | 558 | 543 | 543 | 449 | 589 | 632 | 668 | 554 | 341 | 256 | 247 | 419 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 783 | 359 | 261 | 211 | 186 | 151 | 160 | 336 | 565 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 253 | 261 | 401 | 133 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 146 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 72 | 119 | 102 | 56 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 341 | 273 | 16 | 24 | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 536 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 34 | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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