Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Moss Landing's got cookin' for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week’s going to be a real struggle. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and choppy surf. For the first few days, from Saturday the 15th right through the week, it’s pretty much all ‘poor surf conditions’ with cross-onshore winds messing everything up. You’ll see tiny waves around 1 ft to 2 ft with next to no energy and that light breeze just putting a nasty ripple on the face. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th aren’t much better, though Tuesday afternoon does bump up a bit to 4 ft with a short period, but the combined swell energy is still moderate at best. It’s still cross-onshore though, so it’ll be bumpy. Honestly, this is a week to maybe tune up the wetsuit zippers or check the tides for something else. This break is very consistent, so it’s a bit of a bummer to see it go flat like this.

The real glimmer of hope – and I mean the only proper standout across the whole 16 days – looks to be the morning of Thursday, August 27th, and into Friday the 28th. Finally, a proper pulse of swell! We get a solid 5 ft to 5 ft from the WNW with a decent period of 9 to 10 seconds. The energy kicks right up into the strong range, which is the most we’ve seen. And here’s the kicker – the wind turns *offshore* from the west. That means clean, groomed faces. Sure, that size is getting into the “better for experienced surfers” territory, but with that offshore wind and a long period, those WNW groundswell lines should set up nicely. This is the one time in the forecast where everything clicks. Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon are still cleanish with cross-shore or onshore winds, and the swell stays solid, but that morning window is the golden ticket.

The following weekend (Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th) sees the swell taper off fast back down to the 3 ft to 4 ft range, and the cross-onshore wind returns, so the magic is short-lived.

In a nutshell: the next week is a write-off. But don’t write off the whole forecast. If you can, mark your calendar for the morning of Thursday, August 27th, and Friday, August 28th. That's your window for clean, solid waves at Moss Landing (Moss Landing). The rest... well, it’s a good time for a paddleboard.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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