Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Honestly, looking out at Moss Landing, it's a tough run ahead. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for paddle surfing, believe it or not. The wind is locked in from the west and southwest, humming right across the break, so we're looking at cross-onshore conditions from the start on Friday, July 3rd, all the way through to the final check on Saturday, July 18th. That persistent breeze keeps the ocean surface messy, choppy, and just plain ugly for getting a clean ride.

The swell direction is out of the WNW, which means it's lining up okay, but the energy is all over the place. Early on, we’ve got weak, short-period stuff – only around 8 seconds – with combined energy levels mostly under 200, often below 100 (like 105 and 86), meaning the waves are just fat and weak. It's poor surf from the get-go.

Around July 6th, the period jumps to 12 seconds and the combined energy climbs into moderate territory (179), but it’s still all blown out by the wind. By July 7th, the energy is really ramping up, hitting 390 Tuesday morning and staying high, with the swell height pushing up to 4 ft to 6 ft by the end of the week. Looks beefy, but again, the cross-onshore wind just ruins it. There’s even a very long period swell coming in on July 16th and 17th – 17 to 18 seconds – pushing huge energy numbers up to 488, but it doesn't matter because the wind won't let it clean up. With period that long and that much cross-wind, it’s going to be walled up and sloppy.

This stretch is solidly empty for surf. The consistency is there in terms of swell energy, but the quality is zero. If you're a kite surfer, you might be interested in that moderate to strong wind with that much chop and swell, but for a surfer? It's a blank run. Don't expect it to change quickly either – the forecasts have this cross-on pattern holding firm.

So, bottom line: there are absolutely no standout sessions in the next two weeks at Moss Landing. Not one day I’d recommend paddling out. It's one of those periods where the ocean’s just not cooperating for a clean wave.

Stay patient.

- Rusty

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