Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
0.4
SW
25
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
1.8
WNW
7
2.3
NW
8
0.9
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
459
504
810
614
197
448
661
444
444
362
589
664
898
898
898
658
527
557
970
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM1.38m
10:35AM0.77m
7:50PM1.41m
11:10AM0.80m
8:36PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.66m
2:54AM0.08m
1:27PM0.72m
3:42AM0.00m
2:20PM0.74m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
20
19
18
18
20
25
25
23
19
18
18
18
20
25
25
25
21
19
Feels °C
21
19
18
16
16
16
18
23
23
21
18
18
17
17
18
23
22
22
19
17
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