Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 441 | 438 | 402 | 353 | 536 | 518 | 527 | 450 | 366 | 359 | 359 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 311 | 317 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.29m | 9:54AM1.02m | 9:11PM1.28m | 10:11AM1.10m | 9:54PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.06m | 3:32PM0.54m | 4:07AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 421 | 234 | 238 | 209 | 170 | 536 | 318 | 314 | 450 | 366 | 359 | 359 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 311 | 317 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 353 | 335 | 9 | 9 | 258 | 217 | 255 | 214 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 191 | 186 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 138 | 130 | 152 | 147 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 170 | 441 | 438 | 402 | — | — | 518 | 527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 110 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 110 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
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