Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1
SSW
13
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
2.3
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.8
S
12
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
370
323
324
367
439
363
371
363
354
314
319
324
558
375
276
244
206
185
288
261
292
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:58AM1.28m
11:20PM1.11m
11:25AM1.37m
00:09AM1.01m
11:56AM1.44m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.25m
5:15AM0.32m
6:20PM0.17m
5:34AM0.41m
7:12PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
21
21
20
17
16
15
15
15
19
19
18
15
14
14
14
14
19
20
20
17
18
Feels °C
17
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
18
16
15
13
14
13
12
12
16
16
16
15
16
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