Morro Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.37° N 120.87° W

Morro Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Morro Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
12
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
S
12
1.6
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
243
273
383
405
393
393
393
224
229
408
760
383
267
386
450
424
475
572
644
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07AM0.95m
10:12PM1.41m
11:26AM1.01m
10:48PM1.36m
11:50AM1.08m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.59m
5:23AM0.00m
4:59PM0.54m
5:49AM0.06m
5:38PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
30
28
25
24
24
25
26
29
30
25
22
23
24
22
22
26
25
22
20
20
Feels °C
27
25
23
23
21
22
24
27
28
23
20
22
23
21
21
25
23
20
18
18
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