Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Morro Rock today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Morro Rock at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Morro Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 20 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 110 | 286 | 251 | 251 | 129 | 180 | 216 | 270 | 516 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.51m | 1:37AM1.23m | 2:06PM1.49m | 2:39AM1.01m | 2:48PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.39m | 7:32AM0.40m | 8:51PM0.43m | 7:58AM0.59m | 10:17PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
493 | 455 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 405 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 397 | 487 | 298 | 161 | 286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 330 | 334 | 372 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 157 | 210 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | S 10 | — | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | SSW 17 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | 6 | 62 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 24 | 119 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
24 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 20 | 37 | 56 | 93 | 110 | 286 | 251 | 251 | 129 | 180 | 216 | 270 | 516 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 170 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 144 | 144 | 123 | 26 | 0 |
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