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Morro Strand Surf Report & Forecast, Morro Bay, California

Morro Strand, Morro Bay, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 6.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast, gusting 10 mph. Water is about 69°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm.

Great

9–11 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north-northeast at 5 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:06 amrating through the daylast light 5:28 pm
Swell
6.8 ft · 15 s · W
Wind
5 mph (NNE), gusts 10cross-shore
Tide
3.8 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 4:16 pm
Water
69°F2mm springsuit
Air
71°Ffeels like 66°F
Sun
rise 6:33 amset 5:01 pm

Morro Strand surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Morro Strand: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Morro Strand today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–11 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6a9a12p3p☀ 6:33 am5:01 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Morro Strand tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1376–7 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Strand: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreat7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 134.4 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreat8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 145.3 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 145.9 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreat6 mph offshore (NE), gusts 126.1 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 105.8 ft
11 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)5.0 ft
12 pmnow9–10 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.8 ft
1 pm9–10 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)2.4 ft
2 pm8–10 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 121.1 ft
3 pm8–9 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 150.1 ft
4 pm8–9 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14-0.4 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NW)-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 194.0 ft
7 am6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 204.8 ft
8 am6–7 ftGood11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 205.5 ft
9 am6 ftGood11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 215.9 ft
10 am5–6 ftGood11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 215.9 ft
11 am5–6 ftGood12 mph offshore (NE), gusts 225.4 ft
12 pm5–6 ftGood11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 214.3 ft
1 pm5–6 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 183.1 ft
2 pm5–6 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 161.7 ft
3 pm5–6 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 160.6 ft
4 pm5–6 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16-0.2 ft
5 pm5–6 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 15-0.4 ft

Morro Strand waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Morro Strand arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 131 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
Lulls
about 131 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Morro Strand surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Morro Strand: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 9–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–14 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–12 ft and Good.

Morro Strand surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510158–11Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 95–7Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 105–7Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 115–8Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–9Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 139–14Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 148–12Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 159–12Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 167–9Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 173–5Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Morro Strand are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Morro Strand 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–11 ftGreat6.5 ft · 15 s · W8 mph offshore (NE), gusts 147 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 129 am
Tue, Nov 105–7 ftGood4.6 ft · 13 s · W11 mph offshore (NE), gusts 209 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 166 am
Wed, Nov 115–7 ftGood4.6 ft · 13 s · W7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 125 mph cross-shore (S)6 am
Thu, Nov 125–8 ftGreat3.1 ft · 13 s · W4 mph cross-shore (SE)8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1510 am
Fri, Nov 138–9 ftGreat5.4 ft · 15 s · Wcalm10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 167 am
Sat, Nov 149–14 ftFair6.3 ft · 16 s · W15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2410 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1610 am
Sun, Nov 158–12 ftGood7.1 ft · 17 s · Wcalm12 mph onshore (W), gusts 237 am
Mon, Nov 169–12 ftGood4.5 ft · 15 s · WSW12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2614 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 257 am
Tue, Nov 177–9 ftGreat—9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1713 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 187 am
Wed, Nov 183–5 ftGood—5 mph offshore (NE)11 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Morro Strand are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Morro Strand tide chart and tide times

Tides at Morro Strand 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.

Tide height at Morro Strand, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 3.8 ft, fallingLow 2.6 ft2:45 amHigh 6.1 ft8:57 amLow -0.4 ft4:16 pmHigh 4.0 ft10:54 pmLow 2.7 ft3:20 amHigh 6.0 ft9:28 amLow -0.4 ft4:52 pmHigh 3.8 ft11:45 pmLow 3.0 ft3:44 amHigh 5.8 ft9:56 amLow -0.1 ft5:38 pmHigh 3.6 ft12:48 am
Tide height at Morro Strand, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Morro Strand tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 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 10Low 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 11Low 3.0 ft at 3:44 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:56 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:38 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 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 13High 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 14High 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 15High 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 16High 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 17High 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 Strand water temperature

The water temperature at Morro Strand is about 69°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°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 scale with wetsuit bands. Now 69 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 69 to 71 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood69°F now

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 Strand

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About Morro Strand

Morro Strand is a beach break in Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west. Also called Atascadero Beach and Toro Creek.

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