Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
20.1°C
3.7° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
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)
1
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
WNW
19
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
18
1
WNW
17
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
612
856
559
537
589
759
629
553
589
530
1152
946
751
733
620
838
827
817
697
679
670
612
512
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM0.91m
11:49AM1.42m
1:15AM0.84m
12:22PM1.40m
2:15AM0.79m
12:59PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.54m
7:15PM0.06m
5:45AM0.62m
8:02PM0.07m
5:51AM0.69m
8:53PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
19
21
20
16
17
17
16
17
23
24
23
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
17
17
17
13
15
14
12
13
19
19
19
16
16
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