Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Sep)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (13 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
7
1.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
416
405
144
467
822
730
419
664
558
489
493
416
601
512
787
442
463
396
311
251
212
173
157
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:21AM1.09m
12:39PM1.32m
1:13AM0.96m
1:15PM1.33m
2:11AM0.85m
1:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.33m
7:32PM0.21m
6:53AM0.45m
8:25PM0.20m
7:09AM0.56m
9:23PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
22
23
21
18
17
16
15
17
22
23
22
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
18
15
14
Feels °C
17
14
15
19
18
16
14
14
14
13
15
20
20
18
17
18
17
17
17
20
19
17
15
14
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