Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 02 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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
347
294
285
270
193
190
207
183
229
326
314
584
561
553
630
538
493
427
458
451
414
346
237
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:29PM1.44m
1:35PM0.80m
00:00AM1.42m
2:30PM0.78m
00:37AM1.39m
3:28PM0.78m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.01m
5:04PM0.71m
7:57AM0.02m
5:12PM0.74m
8:42AM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:51
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
12
11
10
12
15
15
15
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
10
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
Energy kJ
347
347
294
285
270
193
190
186
183
180
180
173
584
561
553
630
538
493
427
458
451
414
346
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
NW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
51
66
102
66
66
84
123
207
181
229
326
314
86
160
129
127
127
127
129
125
186
188
217
217
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
19
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
7
9
27
9
74
51
103
86
84
84
84
85
81
30
77
70
70
70
70
137
80
49
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
Energy kJ
101
106
77
38
4
4
8
16
20
10
16
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
25
2
25
25
25
110
110
141
122
0
0
0
2
80
81
169
25
25
6
2
6
122
202
202
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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