Surf Forecasts:
Moss Landing surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SW swell with 362 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m 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 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 13s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break this down. Rusty here, with the outlook for Moss Landing.
Man, it’s a rough couple of weeks. This spot is usually consistent and gets a fair bit of swell, but we’re staring down a long stretch of poor conditions with cross-onshore winds messing things up. The water’s sitting about 60°F – a touch warmer than average for July, which feels good, but that’s about the only bright spot.
The first real chance to get something clean doesn’t come until Thursday, July 23rd. That Thursday afternoon, we’ve got a small 5ft swell from the WNW with a short 6-second period. The wind finally goes offshore out of the WNW at just 3 mph, and the surface goes glassy. That’s your standout of the entire forecast – clean conditions on a weak swell (132 combined energy). It won’t be big, but if you’re patient, that afternoon could give you a few tidy, clean waves.
Then Friday morning, July 24th, brings glass again – light 3 mph wind from the west and a 3ft WNW swell (75 combined energy). Tiny, but clean. After that, it’s back to the messy cross-onshore chop all the way through the end of the month.
There’s a big dry spell from Tuesday the 21st right through to Thursday the 23rd – basically nothing worth paddling for. And from Friday the 24th afternoon onward, it’s more choppy cross-on conditions, with wave energy picking up (768 combined energy on the 27th morning), but the wind never sorts itself out for proper paddle surfing. Honestly, that stretch looks more suited to a kite than a surfboard.
If you’re keen, pencil in Thursday the 23rd afternoon or Friday morning the 24th. That’s all she’s got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 82 | 50 | 152 | 114 | 207 | 248 | 232 | 311 | 226 | 183 | 257 | 208 | 246 | 288 | 191 | 230 | 362 | 214 | 52 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.90m | 12:23PM1.34m | 10:53PM1.87m | 1:04PM1.38m | 11:46PM1.80m | 1:44PM1.43m | 00:38AM1.67m | 2:23PM1.47m | 1:33AM1.50m | 3:02PM1.50m | 2:32AM1.31m | 3:42PM1.52m | 3:40AM1.13m | 4:22PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM-0.48m | 5:02PM0.77m | 6:06AM-0.44m | 5:58PM0.71m | 6:51AM-0.35m | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:33AM-0.21m | 7:55PM0.59m | 8:15AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.52m | 8:57AM0.16m | 10:06PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | 8:27 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 88 | 82 | 50 | 114 | 108 | 50 | 248 | 90 | 89 | 226 | 183 | 235 | 174 | 116 | 288 | 66 | 117 | 103 | 143 | 251 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 60 | 85 | 152 | 35 | 58 | 90 | 124 | 120 | 190 | 170 | 74 | 208 | 201 | 258 | 191 | 230 | 362 | 68 | 52 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 27 | 41 | 61 | 38 | 72 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 122 | 181 | 84 | 73 | 246 | 44 | 65 | 188 | 128 | 214 | 97 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | — | 114 | 207 | — | 232 | 311 | — | — | 257 | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 126 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 126 | 22 |
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