Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
13.5° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.6
S
1.7
WNW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)13138141312121212121211111111101010101710161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151151159342528751727677589500778643302222442426408544480215544254251326
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
10
WSW
5
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscrossononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.80
1:31AM
1.57
4:31PM
0.80
2:32AM
1.50
6:11PM
0.85
3:39AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.69
9:37AM
-0.11
7:28PM
0.75
10:46AM
-0.09
9:14PM
0.80
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:20-
Sunset-7:39-------7:40-------7:40------
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11092211-------------
Temp. °C171614131413131515151312111011151615121211101216
Feels °C (?)1313121010121311111111101081013121199971013
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