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Monterey Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, October 21st, 3:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 16 sec 12-14 kt 90° 48.7 °F Cape Suckling   6.2 ft 7 sec 8-10 kt 310° 50.0 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 5 sec --- --- 48.4 °F CAPE CLEARE   2.6 ft 15 sec 2-4 kt 200° 49.6 °F Fairweather Ground   6.6 ft 7 sec 10-16 kt 30° 50.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.0 ft 17 sec 6-10 kt 50° 46.6 °F Kodiak, AK   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- 46.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   13.1 ft 11 sec 23-29 kt 350° 44.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   6.9 ft 7 sec 21-25 kt 360° 46.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   11.2 ft 8 sec 16-19 kt 110° 50.7 °F ALBATROSS BANK   7.5 ft 17 sec --- --- 46.2 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   10.8 ft 15 sec --- --- 46.6 °F SOUTH KODIAK   12.1 ft 14 sec --- --- 47.1 °F Neah Bay   6.2 ft 9 sec 17-21 kt 110° 52.2 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   12.1 ft 10 sec 21-25 kt 110° 52.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 11 sec --- --- 53.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 11 sec --- --- 53.8 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   15.1 ft 10 sec 25-31 kt 210° 54.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   14.4 ft 10 sec --- --- 54.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   14.4 ft 11 sec 27-33 kt 220° 60.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   13.1 ft 12 sec --- --- 54.1 °F Reedsport, OR   11.2 ft 11 sec --- --- 54.5 °F Lakeside, OR   11.8 ft 13 sec --- --- 52.7 °F ST GEORGES   11.2 ft 14 sec 19-25 kt 170° 53.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.2 ft 12 sec --- --- 52.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- 25-35 kt 230° 63.1 °F EEL RIVER   12.5 ft 11 sec 16-19 kt 180° 51.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   12.8 ft 12 sec --- --- 54.7 °F Fort Bragg South, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 8-12 kt 160° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 54.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 16-19 kt 240° 64.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   11.5 ft 13 sec --- --- 56.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   8.2 ft 14 sec --- --- 56.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   9.8 ft 14 sec 8-10 kt 300° 56.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   11.2 ft 14 sec 10-12 kt 340° 59.7 °F MONTEREY   13.5 ft 15 sec 17-21 kt 320° 55.4 °F MBM1   --- --- 14 kt 290° 56.3 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   12.8 ft 14 sec --- --- 55.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec --- --- 56.5 °F Point Sur, CA   11.2 ft 14 sec --- --- 55.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   12.8 ft 14 sec 17-21 kt 340° 57.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec --- --- 56.3 °F SANTA MARIA   11.8 ft 15 sec 19-23 kt 320° 57.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   16.4 ft 15 sec --- --- 60.6 °F Harvest, CA   14.1 ft 15 sec --- --- 59.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 23-31 kt 310° 56.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 4-6 kt 260° --- Anacapa Passage, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec --- --- 63.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- 65.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec --- --- 66.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 68.2 °F Santa Barbara Island North, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- 67.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.9 ft 22 sec --- --- 66.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   11.2 ft 16 sec 19-25 kt 320° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec --- --- 67.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- 68.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   12.8 ft 17 sec --- --- 62.2 °F Camp Pendleton Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 68.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- 69.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec --- --- 68.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 68.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec --- --- 69.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   8.2 ft 17 sec --- --- 70.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   9.5 ft 15 sec 10-12 kt 340° 69.4 °F TANNER BANK   15.7 ft 15 sec 14-17 kt 340° 63.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 16-17 kt 70° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   6.6 ft 11 sec 16-17 kt 70° 80.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 11 sec 16-19 kt 60° 78.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.5 ft 9 sec --- --- 80.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.5 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 10 sec --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.9 ft 9 sec --- --- 80.6 °F WESTERN HAWAII   8.5 ft 9 sec 16-19 kt 70° 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 12-16 kt 40° 80.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 79.7 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   11.8 ft 14 sec --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   4.3 ft 9 sec --- --- 85.3 °F Woods Hole Spurs Wave Station   6.2 ft 16 sec --- --- --- Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.9 ft 11 sec --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 10 sec --- --- 83.5 °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 211552 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Light split flow winds today with increasing northerly flow late in the weekend. A long period northwest swell will continue to taper down through the day. Hazardous conditions from squared seas will exist in most offshore areas today. Point Arena To Point Reyes 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY S winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 10 to 13 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft after midnight. NW swell 10 to 11 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW winds 10 kt...increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. WED NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY W winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 11 to 14 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. WED NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Point Pinos To Point Piedreas Blancas 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 11 to 14 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Point Arena To Point Reyes To 10 nm- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NE winds 5 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. NW swell 9 to 12 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Point Reyes To Pigeon Point To 10 nm- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 9 to 12 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Combined seas 9 to 12 ft with a dominant swell period of 15 seconds decreasing to 7 to 9 ft tonight. ACROSS THE BAR...Combined seas 10 to 13 ft with a dominant swell period of 15 seconds decreasing to 8 to 10 ft tonight. Breakers up to 20 feet possible. Maximum ebb current of 1.7 knots at 04:48 PM Saturday and 1 knots at 05:12 AM Sunday. Pigeon Point to Point Pinos To 10 nm- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 10 to 13 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Point Pinos To Point Piedras Blancas To 10 nm- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N winds 10 kt...becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 10 to 13 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt...becoming north 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. San Pablo Bay Suisun Bay The West Delta and San Francisco Bay North of the Bay Bridge- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 TODAY W winds 10 kt. TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt. SUN NW winds 10 kt. SUN NIGHT W winds 5 kt. MON N winds 5 kt. TUE N winds 5 kt. WED NE winds 5 kt...becoming SW. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 TODAY Light winds...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt. SUN NW winds 5 kt. SUN NIGHT SW winds 5 kt. MON NE winds 5 kt. TUE N winds 5 kt. WED N winds 5 kt...becoming SW. Monterey Bay- 852 AM PDT Sat Oct 21 2017 TODAY NE winds 5 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. MON N winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. WED W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Visit us at www.weather.gov/sanfrancisco Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwsbayarea www.twitter.com/nwsbayarea www.youtube.com/nwsbayarea Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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