Surf Forecasts:
Moss Landing surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SW swell with 272 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Moss Landing in the next 16 days are 0.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 18s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s heading our way for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty grim stretch for Moss Landing. The 16-day window looks like a write-off for decent waves. We’re talking a long, frustrating gap of poor surf conditions with nothing worth paddling out for until at least the end of the first week and into the second.
The only flicker of hope in this whole run comes on Saturday the 5th of September. Saturday morning could see a tiny window of glassy conditions with the wind going light from the NW, pretty much dead calm. The swell will be a tiny 3 ft from the WNW with a short period of 9 seconds, and there's a bit of energy in the water (138). It'll be surfable, but very ordinary. Don’t expect much push. The water temp is 62° right now, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when the surf is this flat.
For the rest of the run, it’s a saga of cross-onshore breezes and weak, choppy slop. There’s a bit of a spike in combined swell energy (204) on Tuesday the 8th of September, but with a messy wind and short-period chop, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than anything you’d want to paddle into. Honestly, for the entire 16 days, this area is bone dry. It’s one of those quiet spells that happens, and forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing on the table.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | NW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 167 | 84 | 123 | 149 | 119 | 183 | 170 | 179 | 131 | 138 | 153 | 125 | 43 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 45 | 93 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.59m | 11:56AM1.40m | 11:25PM1.54m | 12:20PM1.46m | 00:09AM1.46m | 12:47PM1.51m | 00:59AM1.36m | 1:17PM1.56m | 1:56AM1.24m | 1:51PM1.59m | 3:05AM1.13m | 2:33PM1.61m | 4:33AM1.05m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.63m | 5:24AM0.03m | 5:32PM0.53m | 5:53AM0.10m | 6:11PM0.43m | 6:23AM0.21m | 6:54PM0.33m | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:42PM0.24m | 7:32AM0.50m | 8:37PM0.18m | 8:13AM0.66m | 9:40PM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 70 | 84 | 424 | 85 | 751 | 505 | 170 | 179 | 131 | 138 | 153 | 175 | 43 | 154 | 98 | 66 | 98 | 66 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | S 12 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 103 | 167 | 264 | 63 | 486 | 119 | 6 | 733 | 546 | 411 | 330 | 236 | 40 | 156 | 29 | 50 | 72 | 45 | 60 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SW 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 64 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 15 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 60 | 93 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 88 | 131 | — | 123 | 149 | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 44 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 290 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
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