Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Rock today (16 Sep):
- 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 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 24°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 88 | 103 | 98 | 159 | 116 | 160 | 39 | 56 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 151 | 239 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.46m | 4:55AM0.86m | 2:18PM1.37m | 3:44PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.36m | 6:17AM0.85m | 11:10PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 84 | 88 | 168 | 97 | 76 | 51 | 291 | 288 | 193 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 160 | 303 | 236 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 4 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 264 | 31 | 52 | 147 | 291 | 50 | 39 | 117 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 107 | 102 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 5 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 162 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 33 | 71 | 160 | 116 | 18 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 151 | 239 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 103 | 98 | 159 | 116 | — | — | 56 | 88 | 88 | 73 | 149 | — | — | 14 | 44 | 90 | 84 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 144 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 144 | 143 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 144 | 121 | 78 | 4 |
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