Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.9
WNW
12
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
887
847
770
751
859
742
733
733
972
793
532
505
624
799
696
763
783
783
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:56AM0.88m
4:45PM1.18m
8:17AM0.92m
5:55PM1.16m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.11m
11:37AM0.85m
00:44AM0.11m
12:46PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
22
21
21
24
23
21
18
17
16
15
15
19
19
17
14
14
Feels °C
23
22
21
20
20
23
22
19
17
16
16
14
14
18
16
15
12
13
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