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Santa Cruz Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, April 24th, 7:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.2 ft 10 sec --- 14-17 kt 160° --- Cape Suckling   9.8 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 43.7 °F Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 4 sec 106° --- --- 41.2 °F CAPE CLEARE   9.2 ft 10 sec --- 17-21 kt 180° --- Fairweather Ground   9.2 ft 11 sec --- 8-10 kt 220° 43.2 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.6 ft 11 sec --- 10-12 kt 30° 40.5 °F Kodiak, AK   10.8 ft 7 sec 176° --- --- 40.8 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   9.8 ft 8 sec --- --- --- --- WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   11.8 ft 10 sec --- 23-29 kt 180° 42.1 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   10.2 ft 11 sec --- 16-19 kt 220° 43.0 °F ALBATROSS BANK   12.8 ft 8 sec --- --- --- --- SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   13.1 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 40.6 °F SOUTH KODIAK   16.7 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 41.0 °F Neah Bay   8.5 ft 16 sec --- 16-17 kt 80° 50.2 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 12 kt 20° 48.0 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   6.9 ft 16 sec --- 6-10 kt 60° 51.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.2 ft 17 sec 275° --- --- 51.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 17 sec 264° --- --- 51.1 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   7.5 ft 16 sec --- 14-16 kt 60° 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.9 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- 51.8 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   8.2 ft 16 sec --- 10-12 kt 40° 49.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.5 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 51.8 °F ST GEORGES   6.2 ft 17 sec --- 4-6 kt 120° 50.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 52.7 °F EEL RIVER   5.9 ft 17 sec --- 8-10 kt 200° 52.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 51.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 170° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 170° 50.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 217° --- --- 53.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.6 ft 14 sec --- 0-2 kt --- 53.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 14 sec --- 2-4 kt 260° 55.4 °F MONTEREY   5.6 ft 11 sec 293° 2-6 kt 360° 54.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 60° 53.4 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 280° --- --- 55.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 55.9 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 54.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.2 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 54.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 51.4 °F SANTA MARIA   5.2 ft 14 sec --- 6-10 kt 320° 55.8 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 58.1 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 53.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 20° 54.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 60° 55.0 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 220° --- --- 56.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 234° --- --- 58.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 56.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 230° --- Santa Barbara Island North, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 174° --- --- 58.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 57.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   4.9 ft 13 sec --- 10-14 kt 300° 55.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 176° --- --- 57.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 174° --- --- 59.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 57.0 °F Camp Pendleton Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 61.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 61.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 61.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 61.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   4.3 ft 14 sec --- 8-10 kt 270° 61.5 °F TANNER BANK   4.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 58.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 60° 81.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.2 ft 12 sec --- 19-21 kt 80° 73.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   8.2 ft 13 sec --- 17-21 kt 60° 72.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 75.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 7 sec 67° --- --- 75.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 7 sec 65° --- --- 75.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 150° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 75.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 100° --- --- 77.2 °F WESTERN HAWAII   7.5 ft 9 sec --- 17-19 kt 40° 78.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 70° 78.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 78.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 54° --- --- 83.1 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 10 sec 65° --- --- 83.5 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.6 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 85.1 °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 240914 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Generally light onshore winds through the work week, with locally breezy to gusty winds near coastal gaps or prominent points such as the Golden Gate bridge and Point Sur. Light to moderate seas will prevail through the forecast period with a mixed southerly and northwesterly swell developing late this week. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 8 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. WED SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell around 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. THU NIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell around 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 5 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell around 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW around 5 ft and S around 3 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 5 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. NW swell around 6 ft and S around 3 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY SW winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY SW winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 3 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft and SW around 3 ft. SAT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Combined seas 5 to 7 ft with a dominant swell period of 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Combined seas 6 to 8 ft with a dominant swell period of 13 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 knots at 11:25 AM Tuesday and 2.3 knots at 12:43 AM Wednesday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY NW winds around 5 kt...becoming W 5 to 15 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S around 3 ft. SAT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY SW winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. WED SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. THU SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI SW winds 5 to 15 kt. SAT W winds 5 to 15 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming 5 to 15 kt this afternoon. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. THU W winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. FRI W winds up to 10 kt. SAT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 214 AM PDT Tue Apr 24 2018 TODAY W winds around 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 15 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 6 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. THU NIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. FRI W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. SAT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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