Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
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Morro Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s

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

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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)201818181716161616161515141414131313131313121218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)550130218343135330931182620238421641875175816221578135512311028854854744732604594467655
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.68
5:37AM
1.34
8:48PM
0.71
6:22AM
1.38
9:46PM
0.76
7:06AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.58
1:21PM
0.18
11:48PM
0.66
2:13PM
0.08
12:35AM
0.71
2:58PM
-0.00
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset-------5:10-------5:12-------5:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131212121214181815131312121520201715141312162121
Feels °C (?)9888811161512998812171814111098121819
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