
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Rock today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Rock at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Morro Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
169 | 153 | 128 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 108 | 103 | 133 | 163 | 67 | 160 | 54 | 58 | 162 | 162 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25AM0.95m | 1:31PM1.46m | 4:55AM0.86m | 2:18PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.30m | 6:45AM0.74m | 9:24PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
169 | 153 | 128 | 125 | 103 | 92 | 84 | 108 | 168 | 97 | 95 | 67 | 266 | 288 | 193 | 174 | 169 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 |
88 | 87 | 87 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 264 | 31 | 52 | 147 | 291 | 51 | 54 | 117 | 44 | 44 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 119 | 107 | 162 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 55 | 116 | 160 | 116 | 18 | 162 | 162 | 160 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 133 | 163 | — | — | — | 58 | 86 | 88 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 200 | 144 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 144 | 123 | 26 | 0 |
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