Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
W
0.7
SSW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
1.8
WNW
2.5
NW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615111512111514999910101010101099998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2202152092402062141921461834564491441144115311448665725725128614171328486928339
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
1.05
12:27AM
1.44
1:32PM
0.93
1:08AM
1.48
2:40PM
0.81
1:55AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.37
7:36AM
0.12
6:30PM
0.47
8:39AM
0.08
6:57PM
0.56
9:52AM
0.05
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:05-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-7:14-------7:15-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262319191919172121191717161515182019171717161521
Feels °C (?)262419191919162120181716141213151817151414131117
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