Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.5
WNW
7
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
366
359
359
300
294
300
242
247
247
317
290
232
229
269
355
727
878
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:11PM1.28m
10:11AM1.10m
9:54PM1.25m
10:33AM1.19m
10:36PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.09m
4:13PM0.45m
4:33AM0.16m
4:53PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
20
24
23
22
19
19
19
19
19
25
25
23
20
19
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
19
23
23
22
19
19
18
18
17
23
22
20
19
18
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