Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.7
WNW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
305
214
211
211
254
589
519
490
441
183
396
822
833
483
765
544
464
425
352
549
453
370
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
E
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:33PM1.22m
12:07PM1.30m
00:21AM1.09m
12:39PM1.32m
1:13AM0.96m
1:15PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.21m
6:41PM0.23m
6:31AM0.33m
7:32PM0.21m
6:53AM0.45m
8:25PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
21
21
20
16
16
16
16
17
22
23
22
18
17
16
15
17
23
24
22
19
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
20
20
18
15
16
15
14
15
19
18
17
14
14
14
13
15
21
21
19
18
18
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