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Morro Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Morro Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Morro Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Morro Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Morro Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Morro Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Morro Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 9 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 192 | 325 | 334 | 299 | 201 | 162 | 163 | 122 | 123 | 177 | 229 | 204 | 152 | 122 | 85 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.63m | 9:12PM2.54m | 11:02AM1.59m | 9:57PM2.54m | 12:03PM1.54m | 10:45PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.94m | 4:31AM-0.07m | 3:34PM1.02m | 5:23AM-0.07m | 4:20PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 89 | 118 | 128 | 123 | 192 | 325 | 334 | 299 | 201 | 162 | 125 | 122 | 116 | 177 | 229 | 204 | 152 | 122 | 85 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 158 | 110 | 121 | 102 | 163 | 121 | 123 | 89 | 125 | 89 | 55 | 52 | 42 | 29 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 104 | 86 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 46 | 52 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 64 | 209 | 172 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 177 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 177 | 161 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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