SLO County Fishing Report — June 27, 2026
Saturdaygauge Port San Luis / Morro Bay · NOAA 9412110
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Verdicts by place
Morro Bay offshore
RoughSmall craft advisory through tonight, seas 6-8 ft; not for small boats
Tides for the day
| 3:56 AM low | -0.4 ft |
|---|---|
| 10:51 AM high | 3.4 ft |
| 2:25 PM low | 2.9 ft |
| 8:50 PM high | 5.7 ft |
- range
- 6.1 ft
- minus tide
- -0.4 ft
- sunrise
- 5:51 AM
- sunset
- 8:21 PM
Predictions from NOAA Tides & Currents. 14-day calendar →
Marine forecast
seaswindas written in the report
- Todaylighter
- seas
- 4–5 ft
- wind
- NW 10–15 kt
becoming 25-30 kt in the afternoon
- Tonight
- seas
- 6–8 ft
- wind
- NW 20–30 kt
becoming 10-20 kt late
- Sunday
- seas
- 6–7 ft
- wind
- NW 10–15 kt
becoming 15-25 kt in the afternoon
- Sunday night
- seas
- 6–8 ft
- wind
- NW 15–25 kt
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Lake Levels — June 27, 2026
CDEC daily values for June 27 (stations NCM, ATN and LOP):
| Lake | Elevation | Storage | % of capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Nacimiento | 764.1 ft | 203,246 acre-ft | 53% |
| Lake San Antonio | 749.2 ft | 193,526 acre-ft | 58% |
| Lopez Lake | 514.2 ft | 41,994 acre-ft | 85% |
Quick Analysis
Nacimiento is at 764.13 ft, down 0.17 ft from yesterday, a slow summer drop. San Antonio and Lopez are dropping slowly too.
First light to about 8 AM is still the best window on the lakes.
Offshore Conditions — NOAA/ NDBC Buoy 46011 (Santa Maria)
Morro Bay Landing (Jun 26): Endeavor, 1/2 day, 31 anglers: 255 rockfish, 15 bolina, 10 copper rockfish, 10 red rockfish (up to 7 pounds).
Patriot Sportfishing (Jun 26): Patriot (Avila Beach), 3/4 day, 20 anglers: 54 bolina, 46 rockcod, 5 cabezon (up to 10 pounds), 5 lingcod.
Counts: SportfishingReport.com dock totals, Jun 26.
Current observations (12:30 PM):
- Wind: NW 330° at 5-8 m/s (10-16 knots)
- Gusts: up to 10.0 m/s (20 knots)
- Wave height: 1.3-1.7m (4.3-5.6 ft)
- Wave period: 15-17 seconds (long-period SW swell)
- Water temp: 15.7°C (60°F)
- Air temp: 15.0-15.8°C (58-60°F)
- Pressure: 1015.1-1015.9 hPa — rising
Marine forecast:
Today: NW 10-15 kt, becoming 25-30 kt in the afternoon, seas 4-5 ft
Tonight: NW 20-30 kt, becoming 10-20 kt late, seas 6-8 ft
Sunday: NW 10-15 kt, becoming 15-25 kt in the afternoon, seas 6-7 ft
Sunday night: NW 15-25 kt, seas 6-8 ft
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard, zone PZZ645 (Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal), issued 317 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026.
Takeaway: A small craft advisory is in effect through late tonight. The wind builds to NW 25-30 kt this afternoon, with seas of 6-8 ft tonight and 6-7 ft Sunday. Anyone already out should be back in by early afternoon. It is not a day for small boats.
Where to Fish Today
With the wind building, fish somewhere sheltered. The Cayucos Pier has an incoming tide from 3 to 9 PM, and the Morro Bay estuary channel is out of the wind. Offshore is not recommended.
Tide data from NOAA station 9412110 (Port San Luis). Lake data from CDEC (NCM, ATN, LOP). Marine conditions from NDBC buoy 46011 and the NWS forecast for zone PZZ645.