Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Bay today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Morro Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 12 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
289 | 216 | 163 | 208 | 203 | 267 | 386 | 446 | 424 | 475 | 572 | 644 | 877 | 1015 | 877 | 734 | 659 | 742 | 733 | 848 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.01m | 10:48PM1.36m | 11:50AM1.08m | 11:26PM1.28m | 12:17PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.54m | 5:49AM0.06m | 5:38PM0.48m | 6:11AM0.14m | 6:23PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
148 | 216 | 163 | 151 | 114 | 267 | 386 | 173 | 424 | 475 | 572 | 286 | 249 | 256 | 877 | 734 | 659 | 742 | 733 | 848 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
224 | 102 | 100 | 208 | 197 | 108 | 72 | 446 | 66 | 42 | 41 | 644 | 877 | 1015 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 |
103 | 38 | 81 | 39 | 93 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 93 | 35 | 21 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
289 | 132 | 163 | 136 | 203 | 197 | 310 | 331 | 153 | 196 | 248 | 503 | 516 | 452 | 220 | 236 | 330 | 482 | 566 | 514 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 122 | 6 | 125 | 122 | 25 | 80 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 122 | 169 | 169 | 142 | 6 |
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