Morro Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Morro Beach Surf Guide

Morro Beach in Orange County is a reasonably exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. There is a left hand reef break. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include rocks, locals and pollution.

Morro Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Morro Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Morro Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Morro Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Morro Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in March while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 94% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

94%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Morro Beach Location Map

Interactive Morro Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Morro Beach is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Morro Beach is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Morro Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 20:03 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass

Tides at Morro Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Laguna Beach, 4 km from Morro Beach.

Next High Water: 11:25pm | 1.97m

Next Low Water: 07:29am | 0.51m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Morro Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.2 °C) at Morro Beach is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite