Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
S
12
1.6
WNW
6
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2.2
NW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
354
314
319
324
466
365
276
269
206
185
265
286
352
632
304
311
505
476
476
814
692
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25AM1.37m
00:09AM1.01m
11:56AM1.44m
1:08AM0.90m
12:34PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.32m
6:20PM0.17m
5:34AM0.41m
7:12PM0.11m
5:55AM0.50m
8:11PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:52
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Temp °C
16
20
20
18
14
14
14
14
14
19
20
19
17
18
18
17
18
23
24
22
19
20
Feels °C
15
18
17
15
12
14
14
13
12
16
16
15
15
16
17
15
16
21
21
19
18
19
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