Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 389 | 321 | 321 | 312 | 213 | 275 | 472 | 504 | 789 | 242 | 223 | 448 | 661 | 444 | 444 | 397 | 681 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.35m | 9:35AM0.71m | 7:03PM1.38m | 10:35AM0.77m | 7:50PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.17m | 12:35PM0.66m | 2:54AM0.08m | 1:27PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 24 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 389 | 389 | 85 | 68 | 312 | 213 | 210 | 204 | 156 | 397 | 154 | 153 | 160 | 661 | 263 | 251 | 243 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SW 24 | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 30 | 321 | 321 | 134 | 176 | 126 | 123 | 113 | 156 | 110 | 154 | 448 | 163 | 444 | 444 | 271 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 12 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 72 | 27 | 44 | 87 | 27 | 27 | 50 | 171 | 237 | 110 | 171 | 164 | 114 | 98 | 69 | 42 | 41 | 396 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 90 | 196 | 209 | 77 | 100 | 275 | 472 | 504 | 789 | 242 | 223 | 192 | 191 | 320 | 366 | 397 | 681 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 122 | 142 | 169 | 142 | 122 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 122 | 202 | 142 | 122 | 0 |
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