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Monterey Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, July 15th, 6:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft 7 sec --- 2-4 kt 210° 60.6 °F Cape Suckling   3.9 ft 7 sec 113° 10-12 kt --- 55.0 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.3 ft 7 sec 129° 6-8 kt 220° 56.8 °F Fairweather Grounds   3.9 ft 8 sec 230° 12-16 kt 350° 54.9 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.6 ft 4 sec 224° 14-16 kt 240° 54.7 °F Kodiak, AK   3.3 ft 7 sec 107° --- --- 55.2 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.9 ft 6 sec 89° --- --- 48.6 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.6 ft 8 sec 231° 8 kt 280° 57.2 °F ALBATROSS BANK   3.6 ft 8 sec 228° 8 kt 240° 55.2 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.3 ft 6 sec 86° 14-16 kt 60° 48.7 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.9 ft 5 sec 160° 16 kt --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   5.2 ft 8 sec 199° 14-16 kt 310° 45.5 °F Neah Bay   4.3 ft 6 sec 284° 8-10 kt 240° 52.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 6 sec 298° --- --- 52.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 6 sec 296° --- --- 60.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 6 sec 312° --- --- 61.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   4.6 ft 6 sec 300° 14-17 kt --- --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 6 sec 329° --- --- 52.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 336° --- --- 54.9 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 320° --- Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 333° --- --- 57.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 160° 51.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 140° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 360° 64.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 303° --- --- 53.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 180° 55.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 170° --- MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 180° --- MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 220° 58.3 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 314° --- --- 56.3 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 54.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 210° 59.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 250° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 61.3 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 280° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° --- Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 67.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 233° --- --- 71.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 250° 71.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 174° --- --- 66.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- 65.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 237° --- --- 70.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 280° --- --- 68.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 302° --- --- 64.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 215° --- --- 73.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 5 sec 274° --- --- 74.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 71.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 5 sec 271° --- --- 74.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 73.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 287° --- --- 73.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 60° 81.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 70° 81.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 79.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 90° 80.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 80.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 67° --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 78° --- --- 80.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 171° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 10 sec 151° --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 77° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 10 sec 169° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.3 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 70° 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 60° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.2 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 5 sec 58° --- --- 85.8 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 97° --- --- 85.5 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.9 ft 10 sec 147° --- --- 84.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.9 ft 9 sec 118° --- --- 82.8 °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 152121 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A weak low pressure system spinning off the coast will result in light to moderate southerly flow over the waters through Friday. Gusty winds will be possible through the Golden Gate and West Delta through this evening and again Thursday afternoon. The sea state will be moderate swell and moderate period. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. THU NE winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT E winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Swell S around 2 ft. THU S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Swell S around 2 ft. THU S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. THU S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. MON NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt, becoming southeast after midnight. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. THU SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Seas 3 to 4 ft with dominate swell period of 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Seas 4 to 5 ft with dominate swell period of 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.4 kt at 01:43 AM Thursday and 1.0 kt at 02:19 PM Thursday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. SAT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. THU S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. MON NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT W to sw winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt overnight. THU W to sw winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. SAT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SAT NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. MON SW winds 5 to 15 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI NW winds 5 to 15 kt. FRI NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. SAT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SAT NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. SUN W winds 5 to 15 kt. MON W winds 5 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. SAT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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