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Surf Forecast - Central California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Friday, August 28, 2026 2:00 PM

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
Saturday
8/29

Up some

NW 10+ early Local northwest windswell building to 5.2 ft @ 7 secs
Central SPac swell building to 2.6 ft @ 16-17 secs later
3.0 ft
4.0-4.5 ft
310 degrees
195-200 degrees
Sunday
8/30

Down some

NW 10+ early Local northwest windswell 5.2 ft @ 7 secs
Central SPac swell fading from 2.7 ft @ 15-16 secs early
3.0 ft
4.0 ft
310 degrees
195-200 degrees
Monday
8/31

Down some

NW 5+ early Locally generated northwest windswell fading from 3.6 ft @ 7-8 secs early
Central SPac swell fading from 2.4 ft @ 14-15 secs early
2.5 ft
3.0 ft
310 degrees
195-200 degrees
Tuesday
9/1

Down more

NW 5 early Central SPac swell fading from 1.6 ft @ 13-14 secs 2.0 ft 195-200 degrees
Wednesday
9/2

Down

NW 5+ early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less ---
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A tiny gale developed over the upper reaches of the Central S. Pacific Fri-Sun (8/23) with up to 35 ft seas aimed well north. Swell building Sat (8/29). Another broader gale developed under New Zealand Tues (8/25) with 29-30 ft seas aimed northeast moving over the Central SPac Thurs-Fri (8/28) with seas to 26-28 ft aimed north then fading. Another gale is forecast developing just SE of New Zealand Mon-Tues (9/1) with seas 26-28 ft aimed well northeast.

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