Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.7° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.7
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
458
691
691
587
532
519
506
480
468
387
387
432
372
367
393
471
512
726
448
589
1351
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:59AM1.27m
9:58PM1.17m
10:25AM1.34m
10:44PM1.09m
10:53AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.27m
4:21AM0.21m
5:01PM0.18m
4:51AM0.32m
5:45PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
25
25
23
19
19
18
18
17
21
21
19
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
22
26
25
23
20
20
19
19
18
21
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
13
14
13
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