Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.8
NW
7
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
612
512
506
487
455
443
443
443
443
334
334
334
330
330
264
295
334
382
397
301
339
319
530
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:24AM1.12m
2:14PM1.26m
2:19AM0.96m
2:52PM1.28m
3:21AM0.81m
3:35PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.24m
8:51PM0.36m
8:21AM0.38m
9:59PM0.33m
8:44AM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
20
20
19
15
15
15
15
16
21
21
21
16
16
18
18
20
24
24
24
19
18
Feels °C
14
15
16
19
18
18
14
15
14
14
15
20
19
19
15
15
17
16
18
22
22
22
18
18
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