Morro Bay, California Weather
Morro Bay, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Morro Bay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Morro Bay is published on the San Luis County Regional Airport (KSBP) page, 24 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Morro Bay have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Morro Bay: Oceano County Airport (KL52) 36 km · Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) 40 km
Conditions reported at KSBP describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Morro Bay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Morro Bay, California
Morro Bay unfolds along a crescent of coastline, a landscape defined by the imposing, volcanic plug that gives it its name, Morro Rock, a sentinel standing guard against the Pacific's restless tide. It lies 12.2 miles west-north-west of San Luis Obispo, CA (from San Luis Obispo, CA: bearing 298°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north-north-west of Los Osos. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt and kelp, a crisp, invigorating scent that clings to the weathered facades of waterfront buildings and the weathered faces of its inhabitants. The bay itself is a sheltered haven, a shimmering expanse of turquoise and emerald, where the gentle lapping of waves against sandy shores is the dominant soundtrack. Beyond the immediate embrace of the bay, the land rises in soft, undulating hills, cloaked in the muted greens and ochres of coastal scrub and hardy chaparral, catching the oblique light of the California sun with a subtle, burnished glow. The history of Morro Bay is as deep as its harbor, a place where Chumash traditions once held sway before Spanish explorers charted its shores. Later, it blossomed into a vital hub for the fishing industry, its docks once teeming with the vibrant catch of sardines and anchovies, a legacy that still whispers in the salty breeze and the call of opportunistic gulls. Today, while the ghost of those bustling fishing fleets lingers, Morro Bay's economy has gracefully diversified, embracing the steady hum of tourism drawn to its natural beauty and the iconic presence of Morro Rock, a designated State Ecological Preserve. The town retains a palpable sense of its maritime past, evident in the sturdy wooden piers and the informal camaraderie among those who make their living from the bounty of the sea, a spirit of self-reliance and a deep, abiding respect for the ocean's unpredictable generosity.
Live animated radar for Morro Bay and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California |
| Coordinates | 35.365808°N, 120.849901°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93442, 93443 |
| Area Code | 805 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Morro Bay, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Morro Bay, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Morro Bay includes coordinates 35.365808°N, 120.849901°W, situated in San Luis Obispo County. ZIP code 93442, 93443. Telephone area code: 805. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
