Morro Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got coming up. This outlook covers sixteen days, and I gotta be straight with you: the first week and a bit is a grind. We’re looking at a long run of small, wind-affected surf. There’s a gap from the start all the way until Tuesday morning of the 7th before anything even gets close to worth paddling out for, and even then, it’s marginal. The real story doesn’t kick in until the tail end of the forecast.

Let’s start with the only break on the radar: Morro Beach (reef). This spot is fairly consistent and intermediate-friendly, which is good, because most of what we see is small and messy. The water is running at 67°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Saturday the 4th kicks things off with a tiny 2 ft SSW swell, period around 14 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell for such a little wave. Combined energy is weak (337). The morning has a light cross-onshore breeze, so there’s a bit of texture. Afternoon gets choppier. Honestly, it’s not worth suiting up.

Sunday and Monday the 5th and 6th? Same deal. Swell stays around 2 ft to 2 ft from the SSW, with periods dropping then coming back up. Winds shift around but stay cross-onshore or onshore. Choppy. Poor surf conditions across the board. Don’t bother.

Tuesday the 7th morning finally shows a tiny pulse of life – still only 3 ft from the SSW, period of 18 seconds, so that’s a proper long-period groundswell but with weak energy (729). Light onshore wind in the morning keeps it messy. The afternoon is cross-onshore and choppy. Still marginal at best.

Wednesday the 8th looks similar: 3 ft SSW, 16-second period, light onshore wind in the morning. A bit of energy bump in the combined reading (666) but it’s still a tough call. By the afternoon it’s back to poor.

From Thursday the 9th all the way through to Wednesday the 15th, it’s a real desert. Swell drops to between 1 ft and 3 ft, periods shorten up into the 12-15 second range, and winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore. Combined energy slides from moderate down to weak (from 508 down to 126). The surf quality is consistently rated poor. No standouts here.

Now, let me tell you where it gets interesting. Thursday the 16th morning brings glassy conditions – slight air, no wind, and a 1 ft swell from the SW with a long-period of 19 seconds. Combined energy is a weak 147, but the clean conditions mean the little bumps will have some shape. It’s not big, but it’s surfable.

Then Friday the 17th morning is a real highlight. We get glassy conditions again – a 1 ft SW groundswell with a very long period of 19 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (278). The break is a reef, so that long-period energy will wrap in nicely and offer clean, lined-up waves. This is the best on offer across the whole outlook. Get on it early because the afternoon turns to junk with a strong cross-shore.

Saturday the 18th afternoon is another bright spot. Swell bumps to 2 ft from the SW, 17-second period, and a light cross-offshore wind from the north cleans the faces right up. Combined energy is moderate (315). This is your second-best window.

Sunday the 19th falls away again with onshores.

So, to wrap it up: we’ve got a long wait, but Thursday the 16th morning and Friday the 17th morning are the real deals for clean, small, peelable reef waves. The rest is a write-off.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the sky.

Rusty.

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