Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
0.5
NW
18
1.7
WNW
6
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
90
302
154
223
379
362
309
297
346
220
322
335
286
405
329
299
587
560
560
569
264
264
222
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:19AM0.96m
10:09PM1.41m
11:04AM0.91m
10:35PM1.43m
11:50AM0.86m
11:01PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.41m
5:13AM0.09m
4:31PM0.52m
5:53AM0.04m
4:49PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
Temp °C
15
20
19
17
14
14
13
13
15
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
13
12
12
12
14
17
15
12
11
12
12
11
13
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
14
16
16
14
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
S
15
0.5
NW
18
0.4
NW
18
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.7
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.6
NW
14
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NW
13
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
44
44
38
154
79
211
173
153
134
217
211
155
186
180
192
158
118
587
17
17
569
264
264
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
15
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.8
WNW
12
Energy kJ
93
90
21
38
35
78
206
166
144
33
33
33
32
30
178
175
299
28
11
11
28
164
162
193
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
NW
16
0.4
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
39
38
37
21
21
130
46
73
69
35
31
14
14
14
47
43
28
8
8
8
11
28
29
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
88
88
302
149
223
379
362
309
297
346
220
322
335
286
405
329
560
560
224
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
25
202
142
122
6
2
6
6
142
142
169
122
25
6
6
2
110
204
142
122
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Luis Obispo
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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