Surf Forecasts:
Moss Landing surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 272 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s 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 Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s 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 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 17s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s take a good, hard look at what’s coming up for Moss Landing.
Honestly, for the next couple of weeks, the outlook is pretty grim. There is not a single session in the entire 16-day window that I’d call good. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions with no real standouts. So, for now, this is a waiting game.
The entire run from Sunday the 9th right through to Monday the 24th is filled with "poor surf conditions" according to the data. That is a solid two-week gap with nothing worth paddling out for. The wave energy is generally weak, with a few days showing moderate energy, like Wednesday the 12th morning (313) and Friday the 21st afternoon (224), but the wind is always wrong. It’s almost always a light to gentle cross-onshore breeze, which ruins the surface. Even when the swell shows a bit of size, around 4 ft on Monday the 10th morning, the wind is messy.
The only slight change in the wind happens right at the very end, on Monday the 24th morning, when the wind switches to an offshore direction. However, the swell is tiny and the water temperature is about 60° around the start of the period, which is normal for this time of year.
Because Moss Landing is a very consistent, advanced spot that is fairly exposed to swell coming from NW, it usually needs a clean offshore wind to work well. We aren’t getting that here. The poor conditions are so persistent that a blank run like this is more typical for an area when the pattern is stuck. Keep an eye on it, though—forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this bad for too long.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 192 | 266 | 199 | 113 | 168 | 155 | 96 | 165 | 181 | 206 | 168 | 193 | 125 | 62 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 89 | 62 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:01PM1.80m | 10:32AM1.29m | 9:01PM1.84m | 11:11AM1.36m | 9:56PM1.85m | 11:48AM1.42m | 10:48PM1.81m | 12:24PM1.48m | 11:39PM1.71m | 12:58PM1.51m | 00:30AM1.58m | 1:31PM1.54m | 1:22AM1.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.88m | 3:30AM-0.27m | 3:07PM0.81m | 4:18AM-0.30m | 4:02PM0.72m | 5:01AM-0.29m | 4:55PM0.62m | 5:42AM-0.22m | 5:46PM0.52m | 6:21AM-0.10m | 6:38PM0.45m | 6:59AM0.05m | 7:29PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 200 | 192 | 266 | 199 | 113 | 168 | 105 | 96 | 165 | 181 | 128 | 168 | 168 | 125 | 62 | 60 | 356 | 552 | 499 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | W 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 167 | 160 | 102 | 101 | 56 | 138 | 207 | 148 | 175 | 206 | 166 | 193 | 242 | 138 | 254 | 211 | 29 | 51 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 24 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 155 | 27 | 28 | 68 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 77 | 214 | 138 | 43 | 16 | 89 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 0 | 189 | 103 | 0 | 60 | 68 | 0 | 103 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 103 | 174 | 1 |
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