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Monterey Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 12th, 8:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.9 ft 12 sec 166° 2-6 kt 30° --- Cape Suckling   8.5 ft 12 sec 165° 10-12 kt 260° 43.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   12.1 ft 11 sec 174° 6-8 kt 300° 42.8 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.2 ft 7 sec 214° 12-16 kt 220° 35.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   8.2 ft --- 15° 19-25 kt 330° 38.8 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   16.7 ft 11 sec 201° 14-17 kt 220° 45.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 11 sec 170° 10-14 kt 20° 39.9 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   10.5 ft --- 170° 0-4 kt 230° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   8.2 ft 10 sec 76° 14-17 kt 110° 39.0 °F SOUTH KODIAK   9.8 ft 10 sec 51° 14-17 kt --- 41.0 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   13.8 ft 11 sec 7° --- --- 40.6 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   11.8 ft 11 sec 19° 17-27 kt 50° 40.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.8 ft 12 sec 209° --- --- 44.1 °F Neah Bay   12.5 ft --- 257° 21-25 kt 190° 50.4 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft --- 107° 10-14 kt 110° 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 46.9 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   14.1 ft --- 267° 17-21 kt 180° --- Grays Harbor, WA   13.1 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   12.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 51.6 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   14.8 ft 14 sec 289° 19-23 kt --- 52.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   12.8 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 52.5 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   17.1 ft 15 sec 272° 17-21 kt 200° 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   12.8 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 51.8 °F STONEWALL BANK   11.8 ft --- 279° 16-17 kt 160° --- Newport PWS North   10.5 ft 15 sec 293° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.5 ft 15 sec --- --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.8 ft 15 sec 291° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.8 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 53.8 °F PORT ORFORD   12.1 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   11.2 ft --- 275° 14-17 kt 190° 54.5 °F ST GEORGES   9.8 ft 15 sec 272° 4-6 kt 310° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   12.1 ft --- 312° 6-12 kt 80° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.5 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   12.8 ft 16 sec 292° 14-17 kt 340° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   10.8 ft --- 295° 10-14 kt 330° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   12.8 ft 15 sec 295° 4-8 kt 200° 59.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 54.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   7.9 ft --- 279° 8-12 kt 320° 55.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 10° 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 0° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   9.5 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   9.8 ft 16 sec 297° 4-8 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   9.5 ft 17 sec 301° 6-8 kt 50° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.8 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 58.5 °F Harvest, CA   8.9 ft 17 sec 307° --- --- 60.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   9.5 ft 17 sec 292° 4-6 kt 350° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.0 ft 17 sec 271° 0-2 kt --- 59.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 18 sec 223° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 274° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 252° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.0 ft 17 sec 141° 0-2 kt --- 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 61.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   8.5 ft --- 297° 12-14 kt 90° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   1.3 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 60.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 17 sec 299° --- --- 60.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 61.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 61.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec 271° --- --- 61.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 61.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 20 sec 266° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 19 sec 283° 4 kt 10° 63.0 °F TANNER BANK   5.9 ft --- 294° 6 kt 350° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   19.7 ft --- 313° 19-27 kt 300° 77.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   19.4 ft --- 310° 19-27 kt 300° 77.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft 13 sec 314° 21-25 kt 240° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 270° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 9 sec 149° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 15 sec 334° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.5 ft 16 sec 333° 6-8 kt 90° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.5 ft 15 sec 338° 4-6 kt 30° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   6.9 ft 8 sec 100° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 8 sec 36° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 10 sec 90° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 9 sec 41° --- --- 85.8 °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 121021 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 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 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A moderate northerly breeze and long period moderate-rough westerly swell will persist today before gradual improvement begins on Tuesday through the work week. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 13 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. THU E wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI E wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 16 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU E wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. THU NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 7 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 4 to 6 feet at 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 5 to 8 feet at 17 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 11:58 AM Monday and 0.9 kt at 12:14 AM Tuesday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED 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 15 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. THU E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt. TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. TUE NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. FRI NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. TONIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. THU NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Monterey Bay- 221 AM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .TUE...E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. .THU...E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 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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