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Monterey Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, September 18th, 5:50am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   5.6 ft 11 sec 121° 14-17 kt 340° 53.4 °F Cape Suckling   8.2 ft 9 sec 152° 10-14 kt 300° 53.6 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 7 sec 217° --- --- 50.4 °F CAPE CLEARE   8.9 ft 10 sec 133° 4-6 kt 320° 52.2 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.9 ft 9 sec 186° 14-17 kt 360° 54.3 °F PORTLOCK BANK   9.5 ft 10 sec 110° 19-25 kt 320° 48.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.0 ft 11 sec 225° 8-12 kt 310° 50.4 °F Kodiak, AK   6.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.5 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.3 ft 6 sec 349° 14-16 kt 60° 50.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   9.5 ft 9 sec 85° 17-19 kt 330° 53.6 °F ALBATROSS BANK   12.1 ft 9 sec 276° 23-29 kt 310° 50.2 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 7 sec 350° 21-25 kt 80° 51.8 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.6 ft 4 sec 14° 17-21 kt 10° 51.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   18.4 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 53.2 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 8-10 kt 160° --- Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 48.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.5 ft 9 sec 258° --- --- 54.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.5 ft 7 sec 230° --- --- 53.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 8 sec 258° --- --- 60.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.9 ft 10 sec 291° --- --- 55.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-27 kt 290° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 170° 52.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 186° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 150° 54.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 177° --- --- 57.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 224° --- --- 61.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 180° 58.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 180° --- Point Santa Cruz, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 60.8 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 61.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 310° 58.6 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 60.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 339° --- --- 58.6 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 180° --- --- 62.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 170° 62.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 287° --- --- 61.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 59.7 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 10° 58.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 59.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 69.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 66.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 251° --- --- 62.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt --- --- San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 178° --- --- 62.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 177° --- --- 67.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 65.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 71.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 66.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 208° --- --- 69.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 67.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 68.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 248° --- --- 64.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- 70.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 330° 69.8 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 66.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 80.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 78.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 90° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 158° --- --- 79.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 60° 80.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° 79.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 80.2 °F Ipan, Guam   3.0 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 86.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 8 sec 81° --- --- 82.4 °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 181009 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Breezy to light west winds ahead of an approaching frontal system today. Gusty winds down the Big Sur Coast this afternoon lasting through tonight. These gusts could create hazardous seas for smaller vessels. Light rain is expected over the waters as front passes through from north to south starting this afternoon. Stronger northwest winds establish behind the front starting Sunday afternoon across most of the waters. Seas remain mixed with a short period northwest swell and a longer period weak southerly swell. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then rain likely this afternoon. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 TODAY S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 TODAY SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW around 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. S swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then rain this afternoon. TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 TODAY S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain. TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Seas 5 to 6 ft, with a dominant period of 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Seas 6 to 7 ft, with a dominant period of 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.6 kt at 03:31 PM Saturday and 2.5 kt at 03:55 AM Sunday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY S winds around 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain this morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY W winds around 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE SE winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SW swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 TODAY SW winds 10 to 15 kt. A slight chance of rain this morning. A chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Rain likely. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt. MON NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. TUE SW winds 5 to 10 kt. WED SW winds 10 to 15 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 TODAY SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. A slight chance of rain. TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Rain likely. SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. MON W winds 10 to 15 kt. MON NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TODAY W winds around 5 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SW swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT E winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. S swell around 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. SW swell 2 to 3 ft. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 4 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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