Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s look at what’s coming up for Moss Landing.

Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for decent surf. There are no standouts, nothing that’s seriously worth paddling out for. The wind is stuck in a cross-on pattern, and the swell is just weak and short-period—mostly around 3 ft to 5 ft with periods of 5 to 10 seconds. On the 25th of July, it kicks off with a 3 ft WNW swell at 6 seconds combined energy of 46—that’s weak. The water temp is 61°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that won’t help the lack of waves.

The first few days, from Saturday 25th July through to Friday 31st July, are all “poor surf conditions.” There’s a slight bump in energy on the 28th and 29th (energy values up to 243 and 287) but it’s still cross-on and messy. By the 2nd of August, Sunday morning, there’s a 6 ft WNW swell with period up to 9 seconds and combined energy hitting 501—that’s moderate wave energy, but still cross-on and rated as poor. That trend continues, with the morning of the 3rd of August showing a 5 ft swell at 10 seconds and energy of 500, but it’s only just labelled marginal. Nothing clean.

After that, from the 4th through to the 9th of August, it fades back down to smaller, weaker swell with the same cross-on breeze. There’s just no window where the wind goes offshore or even sideshore enough to clean it up. For a spot that’s very consistent and fairly exposed, this is a long barren run.

Because the swell is often over 5 ft on some days and the quality is poor with strong cross-on winds at a beach setup, this stretch actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s that kind of forgettable period. Stick to other plans. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing smiling about Moss Landing.

Rusty.

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