Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about Moss Landing for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty quiet. The water's sitting at about 61°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze while you're waiting for something to ride.

The pattern is basically a long stretch of small, messy cross-onshore swell. We kick things off on Wednesday the 19th with a weak 2ft groundswell from the WNW, but it's a full cross-onshore breeze messing it up. The energy is low, sitting at 191, and the report calls it "poor". That's the theme for a while, I'm afraid.

Thursday the 20th morning brings a small bump to 4ft from the NW, but with a short period of 7 seconds and a light cross-onshore wind, it's still a struggle. The call is "marginal" at best. We see that same story play out through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: tiny waist-high waves with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The swell period jumps up to 18-19 seconds on Saturday morning and Sunday morning, which is a proper long-period groundswell, but the height is only 1.0ft to 1ft. That long period means it'll be super straight and hard to ride at this beach break with that little power.

The only faint glimmer in this whole 16-day window happens way out on Friday the 28th of August in the morning. We see the swell finally push up a bit, hitting 5ft from the NW with an 8-second period. The combined energy reads 321, which is moderate. But even then, we've got a light cross-onshore breeze, and the forecast still calls it "marginal". For a moment, it's the biggest thing on the horizon, but the wind direction just won't play ball.

After that, it drops back down to small waves in the knee-to-waist-high range for the end of August and into the first days of September. On the 31st, we even see a 5ft swell from the WNW, but it's got a short 8-second period and a 9 mph cross-onshore breeze. That's more of a closeout mess than a surfer's friend.

The outlook is grim. This is a solid, unbroken stretch of poor to marginal conditions. For a spot that's very consistent and fairly exposed, this kind of flat spell isn't super common, but it's what we've got. If you're desperate for a paddle, there are tiny waves, but the wind is a constant problem. Honestly, with the wind and the small chop, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing for the entire forecast period. Sometimes forecasts change, but right now, there's really nothing to get excited about.

Rusty, signing off.

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