Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 543 | 449 | 589 | 632 | 620 | 554 | 393 | 273 | 336 | 419 | 443 | 449 | 573 | 573 | 431 | 364 | 360 | 356 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.14m | 8:32AM1.07m | 7:53PM1.11m | 8:53AM1.17m | 8:48PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.68m | 2:03AM0.14m | 2:31PM0.56m | 2:37AM0.19m | 3:18PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 543 | 543 | 449 | 589 | 632 | 620 | 554 | 393 | 256 | 247 | 419 | 443 | 449 | 573 | 573 | 431 | 346 | 313 | 247 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 151 | 160 | 336 | 565 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 236 | 261 | 336 | 57 | 62 | 160 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 364 | 360 | 356 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 5 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 119 | 102 | 56 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 341 | 273 | 203 | 170 | 160 | 216 | 194 | 11 | 385 | 107 | 103 | 76 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | 16 | 97 | — | 36 | 18 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 122 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 142 | 110 | 25 | 2 |
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