Surf spots · estimated surf, wind and tide

Morro Bay Sandspit

A beach break facing WNW that works best on NW swell. Offshore wind here blows from the ESE.

Faces WNW (290°)Tide station Port San Luis / Morro BayModel site CDIP MOP SL309Pacific time

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Estimated face height

At the spot
Offshore
As of

SWELL

Offshore swell, before the spot's shelter.

WIND

TIDE

WATER

Sea surface, model

Spot guide

Break
Beach break
Bottom
Sand
Suits
Beginners and up
Best swell
NW
Tide push
Incoming tide
Beach faces
WNW (290°)
Offshore wind
from the ESE

Spot details from our Surfing the Central Coast: A Beginner's Guide. The facing comes from the CDIP MOP model.

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How the surf height is estimated

We take the Open-Meteo wave forecast offshore and scale it for this spot with a factor learned from two years of the Scripps CDIP MOP nearshore wave model, which accounts for headlands, islands and the sea floor. From the wave height at the spot (15.01 m deep) we estimate the breaking wave and show its face height as a range. It is a model estimate, not an observation: check the beach before you paddle out.

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