Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
356
364
360
356
326
265
261
380
376
466
495
544
520
541
453
417
375
305
300
305
239
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:53AM1.17m
8:48PM1.09m
9:18AM1.27m
9:39PM1.05m
9:44AM1.38m
10:29PM1.00m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.42m
3:07AM0.26m
4:02PM0.28m
3:33AM0.34m
4:44PM0.15m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
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7:16
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7:16
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6:19
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6:17
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6:16
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 mm
1
1
2
1
1
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Temp °C
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
19
17
17
16
16
16
20
22
21
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
18
20
19
17
17
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