Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.6
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
303
340
362
382
393
224
220
222
359
628
267
386
446
424
475
572
644
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:12PM1.41m
11:26AM1.01m
10:48PM1.36m
11:50AM1.08m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.00m
4:59PM0.54m
5:49AM0.06m
5:38PM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
27
31
26
25
27
23
23
21
21
25
27
22
19
19
Feels °C
23
23
21
22
24
29
24
22
24
21
22
19
20
23
25
20
17
19
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