Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Moss Landing.

Honestly, it’s a tough outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, with no real standout days to get excited about. The swell is mostly small and the wind is all cross-onshore, so the surface is going to be bumpy and chopped up. For the first week, from Wednesday the 2nd through to around Tuesday the 8th, it’s all “poor surf conditions” – tiny waves and wonky wind. You’ll see some waist-high stuff on the 4th and 5th, but the cross-onshore breeze will kill any real quality. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate at best, bouncing around between 68 and 316 (moderate energy).

Things don't really improve into the second week either. From the 9th of September onwards, the swell picks up a little more often with some 3 to 4 ft waves, but the wind stays stubbornly cross-onshore. The best looking window is around Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th, with waist-to-chest high swell from the WNW, but again the wind is not helping. The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is 0.5° warmer than average – basically normal for this time of year, nothing weird. The period on the swell is short, around 8-9 seconds, so it’s not going to have much push or shape.

For a break like Moss Landing that’s fairly exposed to the NW, the optimum swell direction matches what we’re seeing, but the winds are just not playing ball. The crowds can be “sometimes” an issue here, but honestly, with this forecast, I doubt many will be out.

There’s really nothing in the 16-day window that I’d call a “must-surf” session. If you’re desperate, the morning of Friday the 11th or Saturday the 12th might give you a few workable waves if the light cross-onshore doesn’t mess it up too badly. But overall, this is a blank run for Moss Landing. It’s one of those periods where the forecast just isn’t offering much for paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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