Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
688 | 544 | 491 | 485 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 210 | 204 | 154 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.23m | 00:59AM1.04m | 1:21PM1.30m | 1:59AM0.90m | 2:00PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.23m | 7:15PM0.36m | 6:50AM0.33m | 8:15PM0.31m | 7:10AM0.43m | 9:27PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
688 | 544 | 491 | 485 | 400 | 394 | 158 | 162 | 132 | 139 | 253 | 210 | 204 | 154 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 394 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 94 | 89 | 113 | 106 | 104 | 70 | 28 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | W 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 62 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 63 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
220 | 229 | 271 | 270 | 222 | 191 | 274 | 274 | 282 | 250 | 115 | 144 | 69 | 58 | 55 | 28 | 113 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 18 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 142 | 142 | 169 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 204 | 142 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 450 | 122 | 25 | 6 |
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