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Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)151413181816161615151414141313131313121212121612
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339390401444416469590793604669994742826724623623613522461361355530291233
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
S
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassoffglassoffcrossglassoncross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		glassononcross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.91
10:52AM
1.44
12:41AM
0.98
11:33AM
1.34
1:12AM
1.05
12:20PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.67
6:20PM
-0.05
5:27AM
0.65
6:46PM
0.03
6:29AM
0.62
7:10PM
0.13
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:09-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset-----5:17-------5:19-------5:20--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515182019181615151516161414141413131516161413
Feels °C (?)121212171818171513131314151313141312121414141312
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