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Morro Bay Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 362 | 543 | 556 | 563 | 725 | 582 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 628 | 1058 | 1153 | 648 | 612 | 661 | 1672 | 1551 | 1504 | 1502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.25m | 7:03AM0.93m | 7:56PM1.34m | 8:22AM0.86m | 8:29PM1.40m | 9:37AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.42m | 1:25PM0.27m | 2:43AM0.28m | 2:04PM0.39m | 3:36AM0.16m | 2:42PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 217 | 217 | 214 | 348 | 362 | 543 | 556 | 563 | 725 | 582 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 457 | 539 | 439 | 648 | 612 | 661 | 297 | 1551 | 293 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 56 | 171 | 217 | 211 | 189 | 257 | 178 | 245 | 212 | 58 | 45 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 422 | 339 | 301 | 2 | 297 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 174 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 159 | 144 | 43 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 38 | 114 | 95 | 131 | 628 | 1058 | 1153 | 632 | 534 | 512 | 1672 | — | 1504 | 1502 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 450 | 202 | 122 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 771 | 770 | 169 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 202 | 203 |
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