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Morro Bay, United States

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Also within 20 km of Morro Bay

  • The Pit Surf spot · 1.7 km from Morro Bay
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  • Corners Surf spot · 1.8 km from Morro Bay
  • A-Beach Surf spot · 4.5 km from Morro Bay
  • Sand Spit Surf spot · 7.3 km from Morro Bay
  • Hazard Canyon Surf spot · 9 km from Morro Bay
  • Cayucos Surf spot · 9.4 km from Morro Bay
  • Left Spot Surf spot · 9.9 km from Morro Bay

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About Morro Bay

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 185). The sea is about 12°C in May, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in September, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Morro Bay. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SBA, direct.

    See flights ORD → SBA · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Morro Bay.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Morro Bay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Morro Bay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Morro Bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct08knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct05kncross-off1.2 mwaves
Tue 20Oct09knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct010knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Thu 22Oct2021knside0.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct010knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Sat 24Oct011knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct013knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct017knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct08knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to SBA, then 2h 45 by road. About 9h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SBA, then 2h 45 by road. About 9h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £900–£1,650 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £220–£460
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Morro Bay

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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