Morro Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's talk about what's happening at Morro Beach.

So, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet. The swell is small and the winds are mostly cross-onshore, so there's no real standout session. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a struggle.

The first bit of surf we can even talk about is on Tuesday morning, August 25th. The water is a balmy 73°F, which is a whopping 5°F warmer than usual – that's seriously unusual for this time of year, so you'll be in a shorty or even trunks. But the surf is tiny, only 2 feet of swell from the SW with a very long 16-second period. The combined swell energy is weak at 314. It's a long-period groundswell, which can be a bit tricky at a beach break, but the wind is light and onshore, so it'll be clean but weak. It's a marginal call.

Wednesday the 26th sees a little bump in size, with 4 feet of S swell in the morning, period 12 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 717, but the wind is a light cross-onshore, so it's not perfect. The wind stays onshore for the rest of the week, and the swell hovers around the 2 to 4 feet mark. The combined energy stays in the moderate range, peaking at 693 on Saturday afternoon, but the wind never really cleans up. Most of the time, the surf is described as marginal or poor.

We then hit a gap from Sunday, August 30th, right through to the end of the forecast on September 9th, where the surf is consistently poor or marginal. The swell stays small, between 2 and 3 feet, and the winds are almost always a cross-onshore breeze. There’s a moment on Wednesday morning, September 9th, where the swell period is 18 seconds from the SW, and the combined energy is 601, but the swell height is only 3 feet and the report says poor conditions. It’s just not happening.

The best of a very average bunch is probably Wednesday, August 26th, morning. That 4 feet of S swell with a 12-second period and moderate energy (717) is the biggest we'll see, but the cross-onshore wind is a bummer. It's not a standout.

Honestly, for a reef break, there's not enough push. The consistent light cross-onshore winds mean the surface will be a bit rippled most of the time, and the waves are too small to get excited about. If you're desperate for a paddle on a longboard, you might find something, but don't expect much. It's a pretty blank run for the area.

- Rusty

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