Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look for Moss Landing. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window has more downtime than a blown-out beach break.

The surfing for this stretch is a real non-starter for the most part. The whole first week and a half is plagued by light but persistent onshore and cross-onshore winds, keeping the surface bumpy and the waves mostly weak and disorganized. For the first few days, the swell is tiny and short-period, with a knot or two of wind in the wrong direction. You'll see a wave energy reading down around (166) on Friday morning and it doesn't get any better for a long while.

There's a real dead zone from Friday, September 4th right through the end of the second week. The forecast is calling for almost entirely "poor surf conditions" on every recommendation, with scores of zero. We do see a brief, brief tease on Wednesday, September 9th morning with a promising south-west groundswell (period 16 seconds, energy 150), but it’s combined with cloudy skies and a cross-offshore wind that keeps things just marginal. Clean, but very small at 2 ft. Not something to get excited about.

Looking way out, there’s a little more energy showing in the later part of the second week, with swells from the SW in the 1 ft to 2 ft range and very long periods—16 to 22 seconds. The combined energy does climb into the 300s and 400s, but the wind is still just cross-on, making it messy. Those long-period swells could wrap in a little bit of juice for a point break, but at these sizes with the wind angle, it’s not a paddle-out situation.

Right now, the only stand-out here is survivin’ the skimboard season. The water temperature is around 60°F, which is normal for this time of year, so no worries on that front.

It’s a bleak run, boys. Moss Landing is a very consistent spot; it doesn't normally stay this poor for this long. But today, you can take the kiteboard out if you're keen, because the paddle surf just ain’t there.

Rusty.

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