Morro Bay surf break

Morro Bay surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Morro Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morro Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.3
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)1014141414996787771515778777789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522210210248242370304320403606394274240188188269302574372362362188390749
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.13
9:04AM
1.16
9:40PM
1.25
9:56AM
1.12
10:07PM
1.37
10:47AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.44
3:33PM
0.22
4:15AM
0.29
4:00PM
0.29
5:00AM
0.15
4:26PM
0.38
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:30---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:36-------7:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211101116171512121110121617171413131112161920
Feels °C (?)9998913139799710141313101011810121412
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