Surf Forecasts:
Moss Landing surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, WNW swell with 429 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s 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 Monday (Sep 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s 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 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 16s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, it’s Rusty. Let’s run through the Moss Landing outlook in feet, miles, and Fahrenheit.
Basically, it’s a lean couple of weeks. The first week is all cross-onshore wind and small, crummy surf. The only real clean windows come late in the period.
Starting Monday September 14th, the morning shows a 4ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second interval and a light offshore breeze. Wave energy is moderate (375), but it’s already marked marginal. By the afternoon, the wind flips cross-onshore, energy jumps to 525, and the quality’s gone. Tuesday the 15th through Thursday the 24th is a near-total write-off: swells from 2ft to 4ft, mostly cross-onshore, and combined energy dropping as low as 59 and rarely cracking 500. Conditions are nearly always poor.
Things perk up Friday the 25th. Morning brings glassy conditions with a 2ft swell from the WNW, 10-second period, and weak energy (94). The report calls it “surfable but very ordinary,” but with zero wind, those waves will be clean and fun on a longboard. Afternoon goes back to cross-onshore chop.
The real gem comes Monday the 28th of September. The morning session is dead calm—glass offshore. You’ve got a 2ft swell from the SW with a 15-second period (long groundswell) and energy of 99. It’s knee-high, but it’ll be perfect glass. The morning of Sunday the 27th is similar: glassy, 2ft SW swell, 16-second period, energy 169. Both are tiny but pristine.
Best bet overall: Monday the 28th morning at Moss Landing. Super clean, tiny waves, light crowds possible. For a touch more size, Friday the 25th morning is your next choice. Water temp is average for September, nothing unusual.
Beyond that, the morning of Tuesday the 29th shows a light NW offshore, but the swell stays small. It’s a long-range whisper, nothing certain.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 267 | 416 | 426 | 261 | 197 | 125 | 177 | 173 | 98 | 75 | 75 | 44 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 255 | 252 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.31m | 1:05PM1.56m | 2:16AM1.20m | 1:38PM1.52m | 3:24AM1.11m | 2:15PM1.47m | 4:50AM1.06m | 3:02PM1.41m | 6:29AM1.07m | 4:00PM1.37m | 7:42AM1.12m | 5:08PM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.51m | 7:47PM0.14m | 7:34AM0.67m | 8:37PM0.16m | 8:17AM0.81m | 9:33PM0.19m | 9:13AM0.93m | 10:38PM0.22m | 10:35AM0.99m | 11:49PM0.22m | 12:02PM0.99m | 00:54AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 169 | 267 | 107 | 426 | 261 | 197 | 125 | 177 | 173 | 98 | 75 | 138 | 44 | 236 | 236 | 59 | 59 | 252 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 85 | 44 | 42 | 107 | 91 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 170 | 59 | 198 | 117 | 121 | 120 | 116 | 184 | 255 | 58 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | S 19 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 108 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 66 | 117 | 14 | 35 | 116 | 12 | 113 | 25 | 20 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 126 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 126 | 22 | 0 |
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