QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - Central California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Sunday, March 22, 2026 1:47 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
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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 |
Monday
3/23 |
Down some |
NW 5 early |
Local northwest windswell 4.7 ft @ 8-9 secs |
4.0 ft |
310 degrees |
Tuesday
3/24 |
Down some |
NW 5+ early |
Locally generated northwest windswell fading from 3.6 ft @ 6-7 secs early
Background New Zealand swell 1.2 ft @ 17-18 secs later |
2.0 ft
2.0 ft |
310 degrees
220 degrees |
Wednesday
3/25 |
Up some |
NW 5+ early |
Locally generated northwest windswell 4.7 ft @ 6-7 secs later
Background New Zealand swell 1.4 ft @ 16-17 secs mid-day |
2.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft |
310 degrees
220 degrees |
Thursday
3/26 |
Up more |
NW 10+ early |
Local generated northwest windswell fading from 8.3 ft @ 11 secs early
Background New Zealand swell 1.3 ft @ 15-16 secs mid-day
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7.5 ft
2.0 ft |
310 degrees
215 degrees |
Friday
3/27 |
Down some |
NW 5 early |
Locally generated northwest windswell fading from 5.5 ft @ 11 secs early
Background New Zealand swell fading from 1.2 ft @ 14-15 secs |
5.5 ft
1.5-2.0 ft |
310 degrees
210 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Down some |
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No clearly defined swell producing weather systems have occurred in the North and South Pacific over the past week. A pair of gales are forecast off Japan, the first on Sun (3/22) with 25 ft seas aimed east and the other one Tues-Wed (3/25) with 25 ft seas also aimed east. Low odds of swell targeting only Hawaii. And a gale is forecast over the deep SE Pacific on Fri-Sat (3/28) with 35 ft seas aimed northeast. But, a major change is occurring over the equatorial dateline with westerly anomalies in place and forecast building there over the next 3 months. This is the signal that El Nino is trying to develop, perhaps strongly. |
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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - Central CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - Central CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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