Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
7
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
443
443
443
334
334
334
330
330
325
264
334
377
397
298
298
256
516
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19AM0.96m
2:52PM1.28m
3:21AM0.81m
3:35PM1.29m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.36m
8:21AM0.38m
9:59PM0.33m
8:44AM0.51m
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6:24
6:24
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7:50
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
16
20
21
20
16
15
17
17
19
23
23
23
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
15
13
16
19
20
19
15
14
16
15
17
21
21
21
17
18
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