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Morro Bay North T-Pier

San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo County · California

Spearfishing here is conditional
The short answer is Legal · SMRMA. The exact rule, who enforces it, and what it covers are written out in the field notes below.

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Entry type
Shore
Parking
Lot + street
Spearfishing
Legal · SMRMA
Stingray risk
Medium
Water quality
A+ · graded Oct 16
Green flag: water open County: Open · Oct 27
Difficulty
Intermediate
Popular activities
Scuba · Wildlife
Today's forecast

Why it reads 0–4 ft

Updated 6:10 AM PT today · October 27, 2026
Moderate phytoplankton
Neutral
0.9 mg/m³
Moderate impact
Moderate swell
Hurts vis
3.9 ft
Moderate swell
Short-period chop
Hurts vis
5.0 s
Minor chop
Light wind
Neutral
8 kt
Moderate wind
Enclosed bay
Hurts vis
at most 12 ft
Moderate impact

Today's forecast runs

6 AM
2ft
Morning run
10 AM
—
Pending
1 PM
—
Pending

Dawn is the clearest window — onshore wind picks up by late morning and surface chop stirs the bottom through the afternoon.

Low confidence

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Days 2 to 7 are Pro

Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.

Today · Tue
Oct 27
0–4ft
Poor
Swell 4 ft at 5 s, wind 10 kt at 10 AM. No rain forecast.
Wed
Oct 28
14
Good
Thu
Oct 29
9
Fair
Fri
Oct 30
16
Excellent
Sat
Oct 31
19
Excellent
Sun
Nov 1
11
Good
Mon
Nov 2
13
Good
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Getting there

Map and parking

35.3703° N · 120.8585° W
Map of Morro Bay North T-Pier
Address
San Luis Obispo County, CA
Parking
Lot + street

Free street parking on Embarcadero with some metered spots near the harbor. Divers must check in with the harbormaster before entering the water and stay under the pier away from Coast Guard boats.

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Field notes

About Morro Bay North T-Pier

The Morro Bay North T-Pier is a public pier on the Embarcadero in Morro Bay Harbor, on the inner harbor channel directly across from Morro Rock. The pier is shaped like a T, with a long approach extending out from shore and a perpendicular crossbar at the seaward end. Coast Guard, harbor patrol, and commercial fishing vessels work from the structure. Divers occasionally enter the water beneath the pilings to inspect the macro life growing on the wood.

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