Morro Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Morro Rock over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the next 16 days. The whole window is plagued by cross-onshore and onshore winds, which are going to keep the surf messy and chopped up. There’s no real standout, no day where you’d be racing to get a wetsuit on. The first few days are a total write-off, with the swell showing up but the wind just ruining it.

Thursday the 23rd kicks off with a 4 ft swell from the WNW, but that 12 mph cross-on wind from the NW makes it choppy and poor. The energy is weak (111). Friday the 24th has a weird, very long period 24-second swell, but it’s tiny at 3 ft in the morning, and the wind is still cross-onshore. That long period groundswell might have some shape, but it’s just too small and the wind is a problem. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are more of the same: 4 ft to 7 ft, but always with that cross-on breeze and a short, weak 7-second period. The energy picks up a bit on the 25th afternoon (1068), but it’s still getting blown out.

The pattern doesn’t let up. Through the end of July and into the start of August, the wind stays stubbornly onshore or cross-onshore. The swell sizes fluctuate between 2 ft and 8 ft, but the wind state is consistently poor. The period is short for most of it, rarely getting above 9 seconds, so the waves lack punch. There’s a brief moment on the morning of the 31st of July where the wind drops to a light 3 mph onshore, but the swell is only 4 ft, and it’s still considered poor. The energy is low (186).

The best of a bad bunch is probably the morning of the 5th of August. We see a 3 ft WNW swell with a 11-second period, which is a bit more promising for shape, and the wind is a light 6 mph onshore. The combined energy is moderate (312). It’s not going to be clean, but it might be the least messy option. The 7th of August morning has a 2 ft swell from the SW with a very long 18-second period, but again, it’s tiny and the wind is onshore.

All in all, this is a blank run for Morro Rock. The wind is the enemy for the whole 16 days, turning any potential swell into a choppy mess. It’s a tough one, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the car.

Rusty

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