Morro Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here, looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a slow grind for Morro Beach. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, so you’ll need to keep your expectations in check.

For the immediate forecast, starting Monday the 14th, it’s pretty flat. We’re looking at tiny 1ft to 2ft swells coming from the SW. The combined energy is weak, reading around 200 to 254 on the energy scale, so there’s just not much push. Winds are light cross-onshore, making for choppy, messy conditions. Honestly, the water is a balmy 73°F, which is a good 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – a real anomaly – but that’s about the only exciting thing happening. The surf quality is rated as poor, and the scores reflect that.

As we move into Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th, the swell bumps up just a hair to 2ft to 3ft. The wind switches to light onshore, which is better than cross, but the energy is still very moderate (367-374). The period is a long 16-18 seconds, which for a beach setup like Morro can mean the waves break a bit too straight, offering less shape. It’s still only scoring as marginal at best. Friday the 18th looks similar with 2ft waves and a light onshore in the morning. There’s a glimmer of slightly better energy on Sunday the 20th afternoon, where the combined energy hits 556 – still moderate, but the best we’ll see – with 3ft swell and a light onshore wind, but again, it’s only a marginal call.

From there, it’s a long, drawn-out fade. Monday the 21st through to the end of the month sees consistent 2ft to 3ft SW swells, but with persistent cross-onshore winds and weak energy readings between 200 and 400. The wave period drops off from 18 seconds down to 13 seconds by the 26th, losing that long-period grunt. There’s a brief moment on Tuesday the 29th where we get a little 1ft bump from the SW with an 18-second period and a light onshore, but it’s still not enough to get excited about. The pattern is just flat, weak, and messy.

To be fair, this is a fairly consistent break, so it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer looking for light wind practice than for a paddle surfer hunting for a wave. The standout? Honestly, there isn’t one. The best of a bad bunch might be Sunday morning the 20th, where the energy is highest (466) and the swell is 3ft from the SW with light cross-onshore winds. Even then, it’s not a recommendation, just the least bad option. Keep an eye on it, but don’t rearrange your day.

Rusty.

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