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Monterey Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 19th, 9:10am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 10 sec 206° --- --- 38.1 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   8.2 ft --- 228° 8-10 kt 140° 42.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 301° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 11 sec 247° --- --- 48.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 246° --- --- 50.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 51.4 °F Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 12 sec 276° --- --- 53.1 °F PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 140° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 10° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 330° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 360° 57.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 20° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 291° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 59.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 58.3 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 283° 8-10 kt 330° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 110° 59.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 100° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 61.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 267° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 61.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 250° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 61.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 264° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 14 sec 288° --- --- 61.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 277° 6-8 kt 280° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6 kt 290° 61.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 170° 76.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 170° 75.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 100° 75.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 7 sec 78° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 7 sec 68° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 308° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 154° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 15 sec 342° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 76.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 100° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 9 sec 82° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 7 sec 62° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 10 sec 80° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 310° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 315° --- --- 85.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Santa Cruz San Luis Obispo 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Monterey Region MONTEREY (NOAA 46042) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Point Sur (CDIP 157) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Point Sur Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Point Sur buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz San Luis Obispo Point Sur Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Point Sur buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Monterey Swell Model Monterey swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Monterey Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Offshore Wave Height Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KMTR 191058 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light to gentle breezes continue across the waters this week. Slight increase in winds over the outer waters by late week as the large scale weather pattern begins to shift. Moderate period northwesterly swell enters the waters mid week, peaking Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 14 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 3 to 4 feet at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.3 kt at 04:52 AM Monday and 3.1 kt at 04:32 PM Monday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE E wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Patchy dense fog after midnight. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Patchy dense fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. WED NE wind around 5 kt. WED NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. THU N wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. THU NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. Patchy fog. FRI NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Patchy fog. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind around 5 kt. TONIGHT N wind around 5 kt. TUE NE wind around 5 kt. TUE NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. WED NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. THU N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. THU NIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to S after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to SE around 5 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Monterey Bay- 258 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .THU...N wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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