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Santa Cruz Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, August 18th, 10:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft 9 sec 14-16 kt 110° 57.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 6 sec --- --- 51.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.9 ft 9 sec 14-16 kt 50° 57.2 °F Fairweather Ground   4.9 ft 10 sec 10-12 kt --- 58.6 °F PORTLOCK BANK   3.9 ft 6 sec 12-16 kt 230° 54.3 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 4 sec 17-21 kt 240° 52.9 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.3 ft 7 sec 6-8 kt 50° 52.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   7.2 ft 9 sec 17-19 kt 230° 57.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.9 ft 10 sec 16-21 kt 230° 58.5 °F ALBATROSS BANK   6.9 ft 9 sec --- --- 55.8 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTH KODIAK   7.5 ft 8 sec 16-19 kt 240° 55.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.6 ft 11 sec --- --- 49.5 °F Neah Bay   5.6 ft 7 sec 8-10 kt 220° 54.3 °F New Dungeness   2.3 ft 4 sec 17-21 kt 280° 52.3 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   5.9 ft 10 sec 12-14 kt 340° 59.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 10 sec --- --- 57.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec --- --- 62.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.2 ft 10 sec 10-12 kt 330° 62.1 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.9 ft 9 sec 12-14 kt 320° --- Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec --- --- 61.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.2 ft 9 sec 16-17 kt 360° 64.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- 52.7 °F WEST OREGON   5.2 ft 10 sec 14-16 kt 350° --- ST GEORGES   9.5 ft 8 sec 25-31 kt 340° 52.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.2 ft 9 sec --- --- 55.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   4.3 ft 16 sec 8-10 kt 60° 68.5 °F EEL RIVER   10.8 ft 8 sec 8 kt 350° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.8 ft 9 sec --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 4-6 kt 300° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- 4-8 kt 290° 55.0 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   5.9 ft 15 sec 10-14 kt 40° --- Point Reyes, CA   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- 60.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.3 ft 9 sec 2-8 kt 210° 59.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.6 ft 9 sec 4-6 kt 210° 62.1 °F MONTEREY   6.2 ft 16 sec 4-6 kt 190° 61.0 °F MBM1   --- --- 4 kt 220° 59.0 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec --- --- 61.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.2 ft 11 sec 6-10 kt 330° 62.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec --- --- 57.2 °F SANTA MARIA   4.9 ft 16 sec 10-12 kt 320° 61.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 63.9 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec --- --- 62.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 17-23 kt 300° 61.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 14-16 kt 230° 65.8 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 67.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- 70.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec --- --- 68.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 70.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- 68.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   5.2 ft 16 sec 14-16 kt 290° 63.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 69.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 70.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec --- --- 63.3 °F Camp Pendleton Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 69.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 70.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec --- --- 70.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 5 sec --- --- 72.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 72.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 71.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 16 sec 12-16 kt 300° 70.2 °F TANNER BANK   4.9 ft 16 sec 12-16 kt 310° 66.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   4.6 ft 15 sec 12-16 kt 60° 81.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   4.6 ft 9 sec 12-14 kt 60° 81.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   4.3 ft 15 sec 10-14 kt 70° 80.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 81.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 81.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 81.0 °F WESTERN HAWAII   4.6 ft 14 sec 10-12 kt 90° 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.2 ft 8 sec 14-16 kt 70° 79.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 8 sec 12-16 kt 60° 80.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   2.3 ft 9 sec --- --- 87.4 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 6 sec --- --- 86.9 °F Woods Hole Spurs Wave Station   4.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- 86.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 11 sec --- --- 82.9 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Monterey 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Cruz Region WEST CALIFORNIA (NOAA 46059) 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 Reyes (CDIP 029) 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 HALF MOON BAY (NOAA 46012) 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 West Monterey Bay (NOAA 46114) 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

 

Outer Monterey Canyon Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Outer Monterey Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Francisco Monterey West Monterey Bay Swell Direction  (buoy 185) swell direction details West Monterey Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz Swell Model Santa Cruz swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Cruz 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 190332 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... As high pressure builds into the Eastern Pacific winds will increase especially for the northern outer waters. Locally steep wind waves will also accompany increasing winds. Point Arena To Point Reyes 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds. MON N winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft...decreasing to 5 to 7 ft. TUE NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. WED NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 10 to 20 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. MON SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft...decreasing to 5 to 6 ft. TUE NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft...becoming 4 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. MON SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft...decreasing to 5 to 6 ft. TUE NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Point Pinos To Point Piedreas Blancas 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening... becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN S winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT S winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. MON W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft...becoming 5 to 6 ft. TUE NW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Point Arena To Point Reyes To 10 nm- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT SE winds 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming southeast after midnight. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. MON SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. TUE W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. WED W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Point Reyes To Pigeon Point To 10 nm- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft...decreasing to 3 to 5 ft. TUE W winds 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 3 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Combined seas 4 to 5 ft with a dominant swell period of 10 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Combined seas 4 to 6 ft with a dominant swell period of 10 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.9 knots at 01:12 AM Saturday and 1 knots at 02:24 PM Saturday. Pigeon Point to Point Pinos To 10 nm- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT S winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT S winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. TUE W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 3 ft. Point Pinos To Point Piedras Blancas To 10 nm- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT S winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. TUE W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft. San Pablo Bay Suisun Bay The West Delta and San Francisco Bay North of the Bay Bridge- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt. SAT SW winds 15 to 25 kt. SAT NIGHT SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy fog after midnight. MON SW winds 5 to 15 kt. TUE SW winds 10 kt. WED SW winds 10 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt...decreasing to 10 kt after midnight. SAT NW winds 10 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 10 kt after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W winds 5 to 15 kt. Patchy fog. TUE SW winds 10 kt. WED SW winds 10 kt. Monterey Bay- 832 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft...becoming 3 ft. TUE W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 to 3 ft...becoming 2 ft. WED W winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 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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