
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
311 | 311 | 379 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 370 | 366 | 358 | 424 | 470 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 459 | 381 | 367 | 362 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:36AM0.87m | 6:41PM1.26m | 9:37AM0.91m | 7:36PM1.28m | 9:42AM0.96m | 8:26PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.09m | 1:06PM0.77m | 2:21AM0.06m | 1:58PM0.71m | 3:01AM0.05m | 2:47PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
148 | 120 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 375 | 370 | 155 | 178 | 162 | 136 | 105 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 58 | 381 | 367 | 124 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 16 |
311 | 311 | 379 | 375 | 379 | 49 | 50 | 366 | 358 | 424 | 470 | 465 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 459 | 74 | 47 | 362 | 75 | 92 | 142 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 |
50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 2 | 37 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 46 | 21 | 58 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 136 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 96 | 117 | 273 | 301 | 330 | 266 | 218 | 99 | 85 | 51 | 53 | 169 | — | — | — | 119 | 147 | 169 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 101 | 191 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 142 | 141 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 204 | 142 | 122 | 25 | 0 |
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