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Morro Bay Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
93 | 90 | 302 | 154 | 223 | 379 | 362 | 309 | 297 | 346 | 220 | 322 | 335 | 286 | 405 | 329 | 299 | 587 | 560 | 560 | 569 | 264 | 264 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:19AM0.96m | 10:09PM1.41m | 11:04AM0.91m | 10:35PM1.43m | 11:50AM0.86m | 11:01PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.41m | 5:13AM0.09m | 4:31PM0.52m | 5:53AM0.04m | 4:49PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 15 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 38 | 154 | 79 | 211 | 173 | 153 | 134 | 217 | 211 | 155 | 186 | 180 | 192 | 158 | 118 | 587 | 17 | 17 | 569 | 264 | 264 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 93 | 90 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 78 | 206 | 166 | 144 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 178 | 175 | 299 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 164 | 162 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 130 | 46 | 73 | 69 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 88 | 302 | 149 | 223 | 379 | 362 | 309 | 297 | 346 | 220 | 322 | 335 | 286 | 405 | 329 | — | — | 560 | 560 | 224 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 202 | 142 | 122 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 142 | 142 | 169 | 122 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 110 | 204 | 142 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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