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Santa Cruz Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, June 20th, 4:10am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Cape Suckling   6.2 ft 10 sec 214° --- --- --- CAPE CLEARE   7.9 ft 11 sec 170° 10 kt 70° --- Fairweather Ground   6.6 ft 11 sec 206° 12-16 kt 310° 53.2 °F PORTLOCK BANK   6.6 ft 10 sec 188° 8-10 kt 120° 47.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 5 sec 59° 17-21 kt 50° 47.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   6.6 ft 11 sec --- 8-12 kt 140° 49.6 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.6 ft 11 sec --- 8-10 kt 100° 51.4 °F ALBATROSS BANK   5.9 ft 11 sec 166° --- --- --- SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.2 ft 10 sec 149° --- --- 46.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   6.2 ft 10 sec 155° --- --- 46.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.6 ft 15 sec 145° 10-14 kt 300° 45.1 °F Neah Bay   4.6 ft 11 sec 280° 4-6 kt 250° 51.1 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.3 ft 4 sec --- 14-16 kt 240° 51.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 11 sec 251° --- --- 59.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.6 ft 13 sec 264° 12-14 kt 360° 60.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 13 sec 248° --- --- 61.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   4.3 ft 12 sec 270° 6-8 kt 340° 60.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 59.4 °F ST GEORGES   3.9 ft 14 sec 247° 0 kt --- 51.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 51.8 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 53.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 310° 51.4 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 290° 59.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 14 sec 234° --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 242° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° 54.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 14 sec 245° 14-17 kt 310° 53.1 °F MONTEREY   5.6 ft 11 sec 293° 17-21 kt 320° 56.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 310° 53.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 52.9 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 51.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   7.2 ft 6 sec 334° --- --- 55.6 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 262° --- --- 52.5 °F SANTA MARIA   6.2 ft 7 sec 304° 17-21 kt 330° 53.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 56.1 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 6 sec 316° --- --- 55.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 55.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 140° 62.4 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 269° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 245° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 130° 65.3 °F Santa Barbara Island North, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 229° --- --- 65.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 64.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   7.2 ft 7 sec 308° 21-23 kt 320° 57.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 271° --- --- 65.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 65.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 56.5 °F Camp Pendleton Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 68.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 214° --- --- 68.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 67.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 5 sec 261° --- --- 68.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 67.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 65.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   4.3 ft 12 sec 256° 4-6 kt 320° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   6.2 ft 6 sec 310° --- --- 58.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   3.6 ft 9 sec 79° 4 kt 160° 79.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 79.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 53° --- --- 79.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 57° --- --- 79.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 75° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 11 sec 161° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 78.6 °F WESTERN HAWAII   3.3 ft 11 sec 231° 6-8 kt 110° 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 79.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 80.1 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 9 sec 17° --- --- 85.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.3 ft 5 sec 88° --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 5 sec 94° --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 8 sec 121° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 9 sec 125° --- --- 84.0 °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 200956 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... High pressure off the California coast will continue to strengthen through the day resulting in increasing northwest winds, which will prevail through much of the upcoming weekend. Sustained gale force winds are expected along the Big Sur coast, south of Point Pinos, this afternoon and evening. Gale force winds will also be possible for the northern outer waters, north of Pigeon Point, Friday evening through Saturday morning. More details will be addressed in future updates. Steep fresh swell from strong winds will create hazardous seas into the weekend, particularly for operators of small crafts. Point Arena To Point Reyes 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 10 to 14 ft. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft. SUN NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft...decreasing to 7 to 9 ft. Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft...becoming 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 10 to 14 ft. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft...decreasing to 6 to 8 ft. Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt by noon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft...decreasing to 3 to 5 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft...decreasing to 6 to 8 ft. Point Pinos To Point Piedras Blancas 10 To 60 nm Offshore- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft. SUN S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Point Arena To Point Reyes To 10 nm- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. SUN W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft...decreasing to 5 to 7 ft. Point Reyes To Pigeon Point To 10 nm- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft...decreasing to 3 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft...shifting to the W. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Combined seas 3 to 5 ft with a dominant period of 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Combined seas 4 to 5 ft with a dominant period of 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.4 knots at 09:37 AM Wednesday and 2.2 knots at 10:55 PM Wednesday. Pigeon Point to Point Pinos To 10 nm- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TODAY NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft. SUN S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Point Pinos To Point Piedras Blancas To 10 nm- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW winds 20 to 30 kt...increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt possible. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 12 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft...decreasing to 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. SUN S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft...becoming 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. San Pablo Bay Suisun Bay The West Delta and San Francisco Bay North of the Bay Bridge- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY SW winds 15 to 25 kt. TONIGHT SW winds 15 to 25 kt. THU SW winds 5 to 15 kt. THU NIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt. FRI SW winds 10 to 20 kt. SAT W winds 10 to 20 kt. SUN SW winds 10 to 20 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 TODAY W winds 5 to 15 kt. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt. THU W winds 5 to 15 kt. THU NIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. FRI W winds 5 to 15 kt. SAT W winds 10 kt. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 256 AM PDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TODAY W winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt by noon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 15 to 25 kt...becoming NW 5 to 15 kt before midnight. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI W winds 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W 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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