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Morro Rock Beach

San Luis Obispo County, California, United States

No photo of Morro Rock Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
20°C68°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
22%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am74
6.2Good9 am53
4.8Fair10 am64
4.9Fair11 am96
5.1Fair12 pm95
5.3Fair1 pm128
4.9Fair2 pm149
5.5Good3 pm1710
6.5Good4 pm1811
6.4Good5 pm149
4.7Fair6 pm127
Sat
6.4Good8 am1811
6.7Good9 am1711
6.9Good10 am2113
7.4Great11 am2012
8.2Great12 pm1710
8.8Excellent1 pm85
8.4Great2 pm159
8.3Great3 pm1510
8.6Excellent4 pm138
8.5Excellent5 pm106
7.9Great6 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.3 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 490 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms350 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers460 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 660 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables350 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground340 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
940 m0.6 mi15
Nearest town
1.6 km1 miMorro Bay (town)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miSan Luis Obispo Regional Airport (SBP)

Nearby places

  • Tognazzini's Dockside TooSeafood
    660 m0.4 mi
  • Tognazzini's Dockside RestaurantSeafood
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Harbor HutSeafood
    780 m0.5 mi
  • Lil' HutSeafood
    800 m0.5 mi
  • Great American Fish CompanySeafood
    880 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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