Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (04 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
367
553
630
538
493
427
357
351
414
346
534
226
226
242
245
245
239
217
136
134
134
134
198
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:30PM0.78m
00:37AM1.39m
3:28PM0.78m
1:21AM1.35m
2:10AM1.30m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.02m
5:12PM0.74m
8:42AM0.03m
5:16PM0.77m
9:32AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
18
18
17
14
13
14
14
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
16
15
14
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
584
367
553
630
538
493
427
357
351
414
346
217
226
222
180
177
158
239
217
136
134
134
61
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.2
S
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
13
Energy kJ
86
68
129
127
127
127
129
125
186
188
217
11
217
226
28
245
245
121
115
82
69
116
134
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.7
SW
15
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
15
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
81
160
77
70
70
70
70
137
80
49
11
18
11
11
242
18
11
9
9
25
55
47
123
134
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
12
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
45
6
5
4
5
2
5
13
534
44
40
58
11
20
55
71
74
120
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
49
704
110
25
25
6
2
0
122
122
202
122
6
6
2
2
204
202
142
122
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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