Morro Bay · San Luis Obispo County · California
Morro Rock Surf Report & Forecast, Morro Bay, California
Morro Rock, Morro Bay, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.7 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm.
9–11 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 7.7 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- 5 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.8 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm
- Water
- 69°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5:01 pm
Morro Rock surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Morro Rock: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Morro Rock: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 9–10 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (NW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 9–10 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 16 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–10 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 15 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–8 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 6–8 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 15 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | -0.4 ft |
Morro Rock waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Morro Rock arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 125 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 77% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Morro Rock surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Morro Rock: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 8–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–11 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Morro Rock are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 8–11 ft | Great | 7.3 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–8 ft | Great | 5.3 ft · 13 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–8 ft | Great | 5.3 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 10 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5–9 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–9 ft | Great | 6.2 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–11 ft | Fair | 7.0 ft · 16 s · W | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 25 | 10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–11 ft | Good | 8.4 ft · 17 s · W | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 12 mph onshore (W), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9–11 ft | Good | 7.0 ft · 15 s · WNW | 13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 26 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–10 ft | Great | — | 9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 18 | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 11 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Morro Rock are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Morro Rock tide chart and tide times
Tides at Morro Rock today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.6 ft at 2:45 am, high 6.1 ft at 8:57 am, low -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm and high 4.0 ft at 10:54 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.8 ft and falling.
Morro Rock tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:45 amHigh 6.1 ft at 8:57 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:16 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 10:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 3:20 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:28 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:45 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:56 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:38 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.6 ft at 12:48 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:04 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:32 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:22 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 1:55 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:37 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:08 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 3:13 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:23 amHigh 5.3 ft at 11:49 amLow 0.6 ft at 8:06 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.7 ft at 6:47 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:40 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 5:01 amLow 3.5 ft at 8:50 amHigh 4.2 ft at 1:47 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:44 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 5:24 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:34 amHigh 3.9 ft at 3:10 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Morro Rock water temperature
The water temperature at Morro Rock is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 69 and 71°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Morro Rock
- Morro Bay0.3 mi N · 9–10 ft · Great
- Morro Strand1.2 mi N · 9–11 ft · Great
- Cayucos5.5 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Hazard Canyon5.8 mi S · 13–15 ft · Good
- Spooner's Cove7.0 mi S · 11–12 ft · Great
- Avila Beach16 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Morro Rock
Morro Rock is a jetty in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west. Also called The Rock and Morro Bay Harbor.
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