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Surf Forecast - Central California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:05 PM

Next Forecast Update: Fri 9/18

Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North

Central California Surf Forecast
(Centered on exposed breaks outside Morro Bay)
Day Trend Wind
(kts)
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)
Waves
(Set wave max face height)
Swell Direction
Friday
9/11

Holding

NW 10+ early New Zealand swell 2.4 ft @ 15-16 secs later 3.5-4.0 ft 215 degrees
Saturday
9/12

Down some

NW 5+ early Locally generated northwest windswell 3.9 ft @ 6-7 secs later
New Zealand swell fading from 2.2 ft @ 14-15 secs early
2.5 ft
3.0 ft
310 degrees
215 degrees
Sunday
9/13

Down some

NW 10 early Locally generated northwest windswell 5.9 ft @ 7-8 secs
New Zealand swell fading from 1.5 ft @ 13-14 secs early
4.0 ft
2.0 ft
310 degrees
215 degrees
Monday
9/14

Down some

NW 10 early Locally generated northwest windswell 5.5 ft @ 8 secs 4.0 ft 310 degrees
Tuesday
9/15

Down some

NW 5+ early Locally generated northwest windswell fading from 5.5 ft @ 8-9 secs
Background swell 1.0 ft @ 16-17 secs
4.0 ft
1.5-2.0 ft
310 degrees
215 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A gale developed just SE of New Zealand Mon-Tues (9/1) with seas 26-30 ft aimed well northeast. Swell continue on Fri (9/11). A tiny gale developed over the Central SPac Tues-Wed (9/9) with seas to 32 ft. Another to form under New Zealand on Fri (9/11) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast. And another is forecast in the same area Wed-Thurs (9/17) with 36-42 ft seas aimed northeast. The North Pacific still sleeps.

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