Surf Forecasts:
Moss Landing surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, WNW swell with 555 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Moss Landing this week:
The surf forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Moss Landing in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 18s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let me put it plain—Moss Landing has zero going on for the next 16 days. Don’t bother waxing up.
It’s a dead stretch. Starting now, we’ve got cross-on wind day after day—light to moderate from the WSW and SW—killing any chance of a clean wave. The swell is tiny and gutless. The only time we see any height is around Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd, with 6 ft to 5 ft of WNW swell, but the period is short (9 to 10 seconds) and the energy is moderate at best (501 to 506). That’s not proper groundswell, just windswell junk. And it’s all cross-on. Clean? Not a chance.
By the middle of the first week, it drops to 3 ft or smaller, then fades to barely 1 ft by Wednesday the 5th. There’s a little 4 ft bump on Sunday the 9th (combined energy 286 to 302), but again—cross-on wind and flagged as poor every session. Every single morning and afternoon in this forecast is either “poor surf conditions” or “marginal.” That’s not a bad day, that’s the whole run.
The only tiny curiosity is near the end, on the 15th and 16th, when we get a very long-period groundswell (16 seconds) from the WNW, but it’s only 1 ft to 2 ft. Combined energy is weak (138 to 194). Long period would make those lines wrap real nice if there was any size, but there isn’t. And the cross-on wind still messes it up.
Water temp at the start is 59°, which is average for this time of year. Nothing unusual.
So here’s the truth: no standout days. None. Moss Landing is a consistent spot, which usually means you can count on waves, but here it means you can count on junk for two weeks straight. Crowds are only sometimes an issue, and that’s because nobody’s out there. If you kite, the afternoon chop might give you a laugh, but for surfing? Store the board. Forecasts can flip, but right now this is a total blank.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 469 | 501 | 506 | 533 | 461 | 339 | 207 | 154 | 147 | 99 | 75 | 72 | 99 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.40m | 2:12PM1.44m | 1:50AM1.28m | 2:44PM1.50m | 2:52AM1.14m | 3:20PM1.55m | 4:13AM1.02m | 4:03PM1.60m | 5:57AM0.97m | 4:55PM1.64m | 7:41AM1.01m | 5:54PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.64m | 7:32AM0.10m | 8:07PM0.55m | 8:06AM0.25m | 9:04PM0.45m | 8:44AM0.41m | 10:08PM0.34m | 9:28AM0.59m | 11:18PM0.22m | 10:24AM0.75m | 00:30AM0.08m | 11:37AM0.86m | 1:37AM-0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 469 | 501 | 506 | 533 | 461 | 339 | 207 | 154 | 147 | 99 | 75 | 48 | 73 | 50 | 48 | 28 | 84 | 210 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 81 | 75 | 75 | 46 | 44 | 67 | 42 | 37 | 84 | 35 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 99 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 140 | 82 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 10 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | W 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 53 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 80 | 28 | 17 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 126 | 321 | 0 | 103 | 321 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 126 | 169 | 0 | 126 | 343 | 0 | 26 | 321 | 0 |
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