Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
NW
18
1.2
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
463
457
864
946
726
754
2178
1753
1528
1362
1144
1106
993
815
650
571
469
485
537
659
719
753
808
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:22AM0.86m
8:29PM1.40m
9:37AM0.83m
9:01PM1.44m
10:36AM0.81m
9:32PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.39m
3:36AM0.16m
2:42PM0.50m
4:21AM0.06m
3:17PM0.59m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
16
14
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
12
10
10
8
8
8
9
11
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
17
1.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
463
463
457
539
439
726
754
301
1753
1528
1362
1144
1106
993
815
650
571
469
404
358
320
269
753
808
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
S
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
20
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
18
1.1
NW
18
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
144
142
6
7
7
422
339
2
297
297
293
293
229
226
226
223
217
210
485
537
659
719
223
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.3
NW
16
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
24
0.2
WNW
23
0.4
WNW
22
0.4
WNW
21
0.7
WNW
20
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
7
43
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
22
52
181
178
342
210
207
207
161
141
141
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
2.2
WNW
6
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
13
Energy kJ
17
25
363
864
946
622
638
2178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
6
142
1432
1460
202
141
6
6
0
142
169
202
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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