Surf Forecasts:
Morro Beach surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with 414 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Morro Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Morro Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Morro Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Morro Beach. We’ve got a long outlook ahead, but I’ll tell you now, it’s a bit of a waiting game.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, the pattern is dominated by persistent cross-onshore winds and a lot of poor conditions. The surf is small, mostly around 1 ft to 3 ft, and while there’s some decent long-period energy in the water from a SW groundswell, the wind just won’t let it shape up. For the first week and a half, it’s pretty grim. There’s a stretch from Wednesday the 9th all the way through to Tuesday the 15th where every session is rated poor. The wind is mostly cross-on or cross, with speeds between 6 mph and 12 mph, keeping the surface chopped up and messy. The combined energy is moderate, hitting values like 497 (on Thursday morning the 10th) and 480 (Monday the 21st), but without clean wind, it doesn’t matter.
The real standout, and honestly the only bright spot, is Saturday morning, the 19th of September. The wind goes glassy, with a slight air from the SW, and the swell is a clean 2 ft from the SW with a period of 18 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined energy is 368 (moderate), which tells you there’s some push. This is the best on offer—clean, glassy, and with that long-period SW swell. It’s a reef break, which is perfect for a long-period swell like this, as it will wrap in nicely. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.
After that, the wind swings back to cross-on from the 20th, and conditions go poor again through to the end of the outlook. Sunday the 20th has moderate cross-onshore winds at 12 mph, and while the swell holds at 3 ft from the SW, it’s choppy. The final few days from the 21st to the 24th are marginal at best, with light cross-onshore breezes keeping things from being terrible, but still not worth getting excited about.
So, the call is simple: the whole period is a write-off except for that Saturday morning, the 19th. If you can get on it, do it. Otherwise, it’s a long wait.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 127 | 219 | 295 | 414 | 376 | 358 | 349 | 262 | 217 | 169 | 136 | 97 | 90 | 87 | 129 | 109 | 108 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.87m | 8:39PM2.28m | 9:36AM1.97m | 9:23PM2.20m | 10:04AM2.05m | 10:06PM2.06m | 10:31AM2.09m | 10:49PM1.88m | 10:59AM2.09m | 11:33PM1.68m | 11:27AM2.06m | 00:22AM1.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.10m | 2:36PM0.75m | 3:18AM0.16m | 3:20PM0.62m | 3:49AM0.28m | 4:03PM0.53m | 4:17AM0.44m | 4:46PM0.49m | 4:43AM0.62m | 5:30PM0.51m | 5:07AM0.80m | 6:17PM0.56m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 107 | 44 | 219 | 27 | 414 | 376 | 358 | 349 | 262 | 217 | 38 | 33 | 65 | 90 | 52 | 85 | 88 | 49 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 39 | 295 | 36 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 38 | 169 | 136 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 44 | 109 | 108 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 130 | 127 | 78 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 129 | 43 | 40 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 46 | 113 | 4 | 60 | 101 | 32 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 113 | 15 | 60 | 133 | 50 | 60 | 113 | 12 |
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