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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 Tuesday 12 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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Morro Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Morro Rock at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
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 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | |
275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 226 | 222 | 199 | 278 | 328 | 370 | 508 | 689 | 452 | 797 | 797 | 1216 | 698 | 759 | 443 | 1233 | 737 | 1133 | 1203 | 851 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.46m | 8:27AM1.14m | 8:28PM1.61m | 9:22AM1.15m | 8:59PM1.76m | 10:15AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.21m | 2:31AM0.15m | 2:05PM0.26m | 3:14AM-0.08m | 2:40PM0.33m | 3:57AM-0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 275 | 275 | 275 | 270 | 226 | 222 | 199 | 278 | 328 | 161 | 137 | 327 | 220 | 797 | 797 | 677 | 371 | 366 | 251 | 757 | 737 | 646 | 672 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 334 | 305 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 173 | 213 | 163 | 161 | 106 | 158 | 350 | 380 | 219 | 376 | 371 | 8 | 8 | 441 | 419 | 402 | 322 | 322 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 32 | 106 | 10 | 106 | 141 | 237 | 102 | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 370 | 508 | 689 | 452 | 393 | — | 1216 | 698 | 759 | 443 | 1233 | — | 1133 | 1203 | 851 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 203 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 112 | 144 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 200 | 144 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 112 |
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