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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, December 17th, 11:10am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   5.9 ft 7 sec 247° --- --- 44.1 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   11.2 ft 8 sec --- 12-16 kt 230° 45.0 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   13.1 ft 12 sec --- 4-8 kt 160° 45.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   19.7 ft 17 sec 267° --- --- 50.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   16.7 ft 15 sec 264° --- --- 51.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   17.4 ft 18 sec 279° --- --- 52.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   18.7 ft 18 sec 291° --- --- 54.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   22.6 ft 18 sec 287° --- --- 56.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   19.7 ft 17 sec 293° --- --- 59.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   16.7 ft 18 sec 276° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 30° 59.5 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   18.0 ft 18 sec 290° --- --- 59.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 59.9 °F Point Sur, CA   16.4 ft 20 sec 284° --- --- 59.9 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   13.1 ft 20 sec 257° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   16.7 ft 18 sec 290° --- --- 60.8 °F Harvest, CA   15.4 ft 15 sec 293° --- --- 60.4 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   7.2 ft 18 sec 268° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   8.5 ft 17 sec 275° --- --- 61.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   4.3 ft 18 sec 246° --- --- 62.1 °F San Pedro, CA   7.5 ft 20 sec 267° --- --- 62.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 258° --- --- 62.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   18.0 ft 18 sec 296° --- --- 61.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 20 sec 254° --- --- 63.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.9 ft 20 sec 273° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   6.6 ft 18 sec 274° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   7.9 ft 20 sec 261° --- --- 61.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   8.5 ft 18 sec 291° --- --- 63.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 90° 75.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 332° --- --- 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.2 ft 15 sec 328° --- --- 74.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 358° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 15 sec 307° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 9 sec 143° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.5 ft 14 sec 337° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 12 sec 82° --- --- 83.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   6.6 ft 12 sec 87° --- --- 84.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 10 sec 67° --- --- 84.6 °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 171652 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A very large and long period west to northwest swell will impact the waters through the day, creating hazardous seas with swells of 18 to 22 feet at around 18 to 21 seconds. The waters will remain active through the week as another large long period swell train will arrive by midweek. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY SW winds up to 10 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 19 to 23 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 16 to 19 ft at 18 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 14 to 15 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 14 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 14 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 14 to 17 ft at 19 seconds. THU SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 11 to 12 ft. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 11 ft. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 19 to 23 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 16 to 19 ft at 18 seconds. TUE S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell around 14 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 14 ft at 15 seconds. WED N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 14 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 14 to 16 ft at 19 seconds. THU SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell around 11 ft. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 11 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 19 to 22 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 17 to 19 ft at 18 seconds. TUE SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 14 to 15 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 13 to 14 ft at 15 seconds. WED N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 13 to 14 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 14 to 16 ft at 19 seconds. THU W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 to 11 ft. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 11 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt this morning. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 19 to 22 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 17 to 20 ft at 18 seconds. TUE N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 13 to 15 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell around 13 ft at 16 seconds. WED N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 12 to 13 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 15 to 16 ft at 20 seconds. THU NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 to 12 ft. FRI N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 8 to 10 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY SE winds up to 10 kt...becoming S this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 16 to 21 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 14 to 18 ft at 18 seconds. TUE SE winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 12 to 14 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain. TUE NIGHT SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 12 to 14 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 12 to 13 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 13 to 16 ft at 19 seconds. THU SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 to 12 ft. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 11 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 15 to 20 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 18 ft at 18 seconds. TUE S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 9 to 13 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 9 to 13 ft at 15 seconds. WED N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 9 to 13 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT NE winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 11 to 15 ft at 19 seconds. THU SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 8 to 11 ft. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 10 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Combined seas 15 to 18 ft with a dominant period of 18 to 22 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Combined seas 17 to 21 ft with locally larger breaking waves. A dominant period of 18 to 22 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 knots at 12:25 PM Monday and 1.5 knots at 12:31 AM Tuesday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 16 to 20 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 14 to 18 ft at 18 seconds. TUE E winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 11 to 14 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 15 seconds. WED N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT E winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 12 to 14 ft at 20 seconds. THU W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 8 to 11 ft. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to 10 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 18 to 21 ft at 19 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 16 to 19 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 12 to 15 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 11 to 13 ft at 16 seconds. WED S winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 13 to 15 ft at 20 seconds. THU NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 9 to 12 ft. FRI NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 10 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 TODAY SW winds up to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT NW winds up to 10 kt. TUE S winds up to 10 kt. TUE NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. WED NE winds 5 to 10 kt. WED NIGHT NE winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. THU S winds around 5 kt. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds around 5 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 TODAY S winds around 5 kt...becoming W this afternoon. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. TUE SE winds around 5 kt. TUE NIGHT NW winds around 5 kt. WED N winds 5 to 10 kt. WED NIGHT NE winds up to 10 kt. THU S winds around 5 kt. A chance of rain. FRI NW winds around 5 kt. Monterey Bay- 852 AM PST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 12 to 17 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 to 15 ft at 18 seconds. TUE E winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 to 12 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to 11 ft at 15 seconds. WED NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to 10 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT E winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves around 3 ft. W swell 7 to 12 ft at 20 seconds. THU W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 10 ft. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 8 ft. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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