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SLO County Fishing Report — October 30, 2026

Fridaygauge Port San Luis / Morro Bay · NOAA 94121101 place

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Verdicts by place

  • Morro Bay offshore

    Fair

    68.5°F

    No advisory, seas 3-5 ft, 4.4 fish per angler Oct 29

Port San Luis / Morro Bay · NOAA 9412110 · ft MLLW · Pacific time

Tides for the day

-2 ft0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM3:08 AM · 3.7 ft6:39 AM · 3.2 ft12:58 PM · 6.0 ft8:58 PM · -0.5 ft
NOAA high and low tides
3:08 AM high3.7 ft
6:39 AM low3.2 ft
12:58 PM high6.0 ft
8:58 PM low-0.5 ft
range
6.5 ft
minus tide
-0.5 ft
sunrise
7:22 AM
sunset
6:11 PM

Predictions from NOAA Tides & Currents. 14-day calendar →

By water

from the report
Water
  • Water Temp 68.5°F (NDBC 46215, Oct 30)
What's biting
  • Rockfish fair 54 rockfish for 13 anglers is about 4.2 a person, level with Oct 28. The Sunny Day's smaller group did better at nearly 8 each.
  • Lingcod slow None in the Oct 29 count.
Lures & bait

None listed.

  • Patriot Sportfishing (Oct 29) Patriot, 3/4 day out of Avila Beach, 9 anglers: 18 rockcod, 4 gopher rockfish, 1 red rockcod, 3 bonito. Sunny Day, 3/4 day out of Avila Beach, 4 anglers: 19 rockcod, 8 red rockcod, 2 bocaccio, 2 bolina.
  • Bonito Slow. Three on the Patriot; none in the Oct 28 count.

Marine forecast

seaswindas written in the report

  1. Todaylighter
    seas
    3–5 ft
    wind
    W 5–10 kt

    slight chance of rain

  2. Tonightlighter
    seas
    3–5 ft
    wind
    NW 5–10 kt

    NW 5-10 kt in the evening, becoming light, slight chance of rain after midnight

Full report1 min read ›

Ocean Fishing: Morro Bay

Today: W 5-10 kt, seas 3-5 ft, slight chance of rain.

Tonight: NW 5-10 kt in the evening, becoming light, seas 3-5 ft, slight chance of rain after midnight.

Water Temp: 68.5°F (NDBC 46215, Oct 30)

No small craft advisory covers the zone today, and seas are down a foot from yesterday's 4-6 ft.

Patriot Sportfishing (Oct 29): Patriot, 3/4 day out of Avila Beach, 9 anglers: 18 rockcod, 4 gopher rockfish, 1 red rockcod, 3 bonito. Sunny Day, 3/4 day out of Avila Beach, 4 anglers: 19 rockcod, 8 red rockcod, 2 bocaccio, 2 bolina.

Morro Bay Landing, Black Pearl and Virg's Landing posted no counts for Oct 29.

  • Rockfish: Fair. 54 rockfish for 13 anglers is about 4.2 a person, level with Oct 28. The Sunny Day's smaller group did better at nearly 8 each.
  • Bonito: Slow. Three on the Patriot; none in the Oct 28 count.
  • Lingcod: Slow. None in the Oct 29 count.

Rated fair: no advisory and seas of 6 ft or less, but the two boats averaged about 4.4 fish per angler, short of 8.

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard, zone PZZ645 (Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal), issued 206 AM PDT Fri Oct 30 2026.

Counts: SportfishingReport.com dock totals, Oct 29.

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