Surf Forecasts:
Moss Landing surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, NW swell with 217 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW 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 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11PM. 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+) | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Moss Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, giving it to you straight in feet and miles per hour. The 16-day window for Moss Landing is a long, painful stretch of nothing good for surf. I can't find a single session worth getting wet for.
Right off the bat, Friday the 28th sets the ugly mood. We get some chest-high swell at 4ft from the WNW, but it’s short-period, only 7 seconds, and the wind is a nasty cross-onshore 9 mph, making it all choppy and blown out. The combined energy is a moderate 201, but it’s all junk. It’s just poor surf, and it stays that way. The water is 62°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
Saturday the 29th through the 31st is the same story – ankle-to-waist-high slop with that cross-onshore wind killing every wave. By Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell drops to nothing under 2ft, and even a weird 18-second long-period pulse on Tuesday afternoon is a tiny 1ft – completely useless.
From there it’s a total drought. Thursday the 3rd has a quick pulse of 3ft at 9 seconds, but the wind is still cross-onshore. From the 4th all the way to the morning of the 11th, every session is marked as "poor surf conditions" or a flat zero rating. The wave energy is weak, mostly under 100, and the wind never gives us a break.
Finally, there is one small glimpse late in the run. On Friday the 11th of September, in the afternoon, we see a long-period 15-second groundswell from the SW with a strong combined energy of 366 – the best we get. But the wave height is only 3ft, and the wind is still a light cross-onshore. It’s called "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions" and only gets a 1 out of 10. That is not a session.
Saturday the 12th fizzles back to weak, poor surf. So that’s it. No standouts. No hope. Moss Landing is a total blank for the next two weeks. I’d look for another hobby until the pattern shifts.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 135 | 119 | 204 | 138 | 149 | 128 | 138 | 125 | 116 | 62 | 30 | 50 | 25 | 47 | 93 | 32 | 35 | 184 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 3:25PM1.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9:04AM0.80m | 10:53PM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 424 | 77 | 751 | 505 | 733 | 149 | 128 | 138 | 125 | 175 | 62 | 154 | 137 | 66 | 47 | 130 | 293 | 340 | 330 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | S 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 63 | 486 | 119 | 7 | 138 | 546 | 411 | 330 | 325 | 33 | 156 | 30 | 50 | 25 | 64 | 93 | 204 | 372 | 349 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | SW 19 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 15 | 15 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 47 | 62 | 39 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 138 | 135 | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | 30 | — | — | 29 | — | — | 184 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 126 | 26 | 1 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 145 | 26 | 0 |
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