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Morro Rock Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Luis Obispo (23 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Morro Rock surfForecast / CAL – San Luis Obispo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Morro Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Morro Rock sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Morro Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Morro Rock at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Morro Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
718 | 637 | 1066 | 637 | 471 | 445 | 427 | 419 | 371 | 378 | 367 | 394 | 999 | 756 | 649 | 722 | 760 | 711 | 573 | 536 | 527 | 518 | 575 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.04m | 11:46PM1.88m | 2:13PM1.02m | 00:39AM1.76m | 3:25PM1.03m | 1:39AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.63m | 7:20AM-0.44m | 6:18PM0.70m | 8:19AM-0.34m | 7:29PM0.77m | 9:22AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 718 | 80 | 637 | 637 | 471 | 445 | 427 | 419 | 371 | 378 | 314 | 394 | 999 | 756 | 649 | 722 | 760 | 711 | 573 | 536 | 527 | 518 | 575 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 129 | 261 | 258 | 287 | 272 | 367 | 362 | 58 | 89 | 162 | 88 | 121 | 115 | 110 | 109 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 21 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 49 | 28 | 80 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 96 | 92 | 66 | 224 | 56 | 89 | 56 | 55 | 84 | 53 | 52 | 109 | 78 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 637 | 1066 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 347 | 144 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
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