Moss Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what we've got for Moss Landing.

Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak stretch ahead. We’re looking at a 16-day window with hardly anything to write home about. The surf just isn’t cooperating, and you'll see a long gap with nothing good on offer for most of that time.

The pattern kicks off on Thursday the 27th with tiny 2ft swell out of the SW, but a week onshore breeze has it all chopped up and messy. The next few days don't get much better – we get some small pulses of 4ft to 5ft WNW swell over the weekend (28th – 30th), but the problem is the wind. It’s stuck in that cross-onshore zone, so every session is looking blown out and rippled. The combined energy is weak, just not worth paddling out for.

There’s a real drought from September 1st right through to around September 10th. We are talking about 10 straight days with nothing but tiny waves and poor conditions. There is a glint of something on the morning of September 2nd with a 2ft swell and a very long 18-second period from the SW, and it's offshore, but it's just too small to do anything with beyond a longboard. On September 3rd, we see a bit more juice with that long-period SW swell again producing moderate energy, but it's still hanging around the 2ft mark, which is marginal at best. The 7th of September morning has a 3ft SW groundswell with a 14-second period and offshore wind, and the energy picks up, but again, it's small and the rest of the day is rubbish.

Then, on the morning of September 11th, we finally get a proper spike. A 3ft SW groundswell with a nice 15-second period and a good offshore wind. The combined energy hits – that’s energy you can actually feel. The wind is light out of the west and offshore, which is a major positive for making it clean. But, it’s still not big, and it’s only one session. It’s promising, but it’s a long way out, so keep your fingers crossed.

Moss Landing is a fairly exposed break that faces NW, so the occasional longer-period SW groundswell can wrap in and produce some shape, especially as a point or reef setup. Right now though, the crowds are usually not a worry because there’s just not much to crowd over.

Overall, if you are a kitesurfer, this persistent cross-onshore wind and small to moderate chop might look like fun. For paddle surfing? It's a tough month. The one standout to keep an eye on is the morning of September 11th, with light offshore winds and a long-period groundswell. That’s the only session in this whole 16-day outlook that has any real potential for clean, lined-up waves.

Rusty.

Read more