Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good hard look at what Moss Landing has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a slow burner, but there are a couple of moments that might just be worth getting your gear wet for.

Right now, there's nothing much doing. We're looking at a long, dry spell stretching from now all the way through to the morning of Tuesday, September 9th, with no surf worth talking about. The early days are a write-off—small, weak swell with combined energy figures barely getting out of double digits, and mostly cross-onshore winds making a mess of it. You could sit it out for over a week and not miss a thing.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Wednesday morning, September 10th. We've got a glassy start with a 3ft south-west swell arriving, period a solid 17 seconds giving it some real long-period grunt. Combined energy is up to 454, which is a decent shot of power for what looks like a clean, glassy session. The wind is virtually nil, so expect some proper lines if you're on a point or reef, though that long period could make it a little straight at the beach. It's a small window of quality.

That clean window doesn't last, though. The next near-standout arrives on Thursday morning, September 11th. Another south-west groundswell, this time 3ft with a 16-second period, and combined energy nudging up to 480. Again, we're looking at glassy conditions and a slight breeze keeping it clean. This is likely the best of the bunch, offering up some really clean, long-period waves that will be a joy on the right break. It's not big, but it'll be gorgeous.

After that, the pattern gets messy. The wind turns against us, and while swell sizes bump up into the 4 to 6ft range over the following days, it's mostly cross-onshore junk. The energy is there—you'll see figures over 500—but the quality just isn't. From September 12th to the 18th, it's a mixed bag of marginal conditions, with only a few mornings offering a chance of something rideable. That Thursday, September 18th brings a final pulse of very long-period (20 seconds) south-west swell, but again, the cross-onshore wind is a spoiler.

So, to boil it down: the absolute standout is that Thursday morning, September 11th. If you can make it, that's your moment. The Wednesday morning prior is a close second. Everything else in this 16-day window is a waiting game. Hang in there.

Rusty.

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