Morro Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey there, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ at Morro Rock for the next couple of weeks.

I gotta be honest, it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’re staring down a long, flat spell with nothing worth paddling out for until the very end of the forecast. From the start up until Thursday, August 27th, it’s mostly a bust.

Starting from Wednesday the 12th, the surf is tiny. We’re talking waves around 2 to 3 feet at best, with weak energy and cross-onshore breezes messing it up. There’s a little bump in size around the 19th and 20th, with waves hitting around 5 to 7 feet, but the wind is howling cross-onshore at 15 to 16 mph, making it choppy and ugly. That 7-foot stuff on the 19th afternoon is only for the experts, and it ain’t pretty.

Then from the 23rd onward, we get some long-period southwesterly groundswell – 16 to 19-second intervals – which sounds great, but the swell height is tiny, only 1 to 2 feet, and the wind is onshore. It’s a light breeze at first, but still onshore, so the waves will be weak and bumpy. The energy numbers jump up into the hundreds and even over a thousand, but that’s all period, not size.

The water temp is pretty normal for this time of year, nothing wild.

The only faint glimmer of hope is the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. We’ve got a small 2-foot swell from the SW with a long 14-second period and light onshore wind. The energy is strong (361), but the forecast calls it “marginal.” It’s the only thing in 16 days that even gets a mention.

So, what’s the call? Don’t bother waxing up for the next two weeks. This is a proper flat spell. For a spot that’s usually consistent, it’s a bummer, but it happens. If you absolutely need to get wet, keep an eye on that Thursday the 27th morning, but don’t expect much. This is more of a wait-and-see situation, or maybe a kite-surfing day if the wind lines up.

Rusty.

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