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Santa Cruz Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 17th, 3:55am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   5.2 ft --- 136° 12-17 kt 360° 39.4 °F Cape Suckling   9.2 ft --- 146° 21-29 kt 120° 42.4 °F Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 7 sec 244° --- --- --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.2 ft 10 sec 188° 23-27 kt --- --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.6 ft --- 358° 6-12 kt 310° 36.1 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.6 ft --- 309° 17-19 kt 310° 37.2 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   11.2 ft --- 218° 21-29 kt 210° 43.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   12.5 ft --- 313° 23-29 kt 280° 37.8 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   12.5 ft --- 279° 19-25 kt 250° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   2.3 ft 10 sec 204° --- --- 36.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   19.7 ft 12 sec 349° 27-35 kt --- 38.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   5.2 ft --- 351° --- --- 38.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.6 ft --- 96° 4-6 kt --- 39.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.1 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 42.8 °F Neah Bay   10.2 ft 10 sec 258° 17-23 kt 180° 47.5 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 47.7 °F Backyard Buoys   8.9 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   9.8 ft 10 sec 274° 12-16 kt 150° --- Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 48.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 48.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   7.9 ft 9 sec 264° 16-19 kt --- 49.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 50.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   9.8 ft --- 279° 14-17 kt 230° 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 10 sec 276° --- --- 50.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   5.2 ft 8 sec 271° 8-10 kt 190° --- Newport PWS North   5.6 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 8 sec 276° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   9.2 ft --- 243° 16-17 kt 200° 53.2 °F ST GEORGES   3.0 ft 9 sec 284° 4-8 kt 300° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 200° --- EEL RIVER   2.6 ft 17 sec 288° 6-8 kt 30° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 181° --- --- 53.8 °F PT ARENA   4.3 ft 17 sec 141° 10-12 kt 330° 50.9 °F BODEGA BAY   3.6 ft 17 sec 256° 12-14 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   3.9 ft --- 119° 6-8 kt 220° 57.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 5 sec 315° --- --- 52.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 229° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.6 ft 17 sec 194° 4-6 kt 340° --- HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 9 sec --- 8-10 kt 300° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 238° --- --- 56.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 290° 54.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 349° --- --- 55.8 °F Point Sur, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 55.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.3 ft 16 sec 173° 8-10 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 54.9 °F SANTA MARIA   3.6 ft 16 sec 185° 6-8 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 181° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 188° --- --- 58.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.3 ft 16 sec 195° 4-6 kt 280° 57.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   1.6 ft 10 sec 278° 6 kt 230° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.3 ft 16 sec 189° 10 kt 340° 62.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.6 ft 16 sec 197° 10-12 kt 300° 58.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 178° --- --- 62.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 60.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 193° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 59.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 63.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 229° --- --- 63.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 243° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 63.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 289° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 194° --- --- 63.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 63.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 16 sec 195° 4-6 kt 330° 64.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 197° 4-6 kt 300° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   10.5 ft --- 341° 6-10 kt 350° 73.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   10.2 ft --- 337° 6-10 kt 350° 73.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.2 ft --- 283° 0-2 kt --- 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 74.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 350° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.9 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 176° --- --- 76.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 331° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 77.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.6 ft 11 sec 303° 10-12 kt 110° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.5 ft --- 304° 4 kt 190° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 15 sec 68° --- --- 81.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 178° --- --- 85.6 °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 170334 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 Central California Coast from Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas out to 60 NM, including Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... lingering gusty northerly winds in the northern outer waters weaken into Tuesday morning. Winds across the waters become light for the rest of the week. Sea heights remain moderate due to a combination of wind waves and low southerly swell. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind around 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight, easing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. THU N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 2 to 3 feet at 13 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Swell can be more than twice as high across the bar than surrounding waters. Waves are also more prone to break, particularly during strong ebb currents. Maximum ebb current of 2.3 kt at 04:05 AM Tuesday and 2.5 kt at 04:16 PM Tuesday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT SW wind around 5 kt. TUE N wind around 5 kt. TUE NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. WED N wind around 5 kt. WED NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. THU N wind around 5 kt. THU NIGHT W wind around 5 kt. FRI N wind around 5 kt. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt this evening, becoming light and variable. .TUE...NW wind around 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .WED...Light and variable winds, becoming N around 5 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. .THU...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W after midnight. .FRI...Light and variable winds, becoming NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. .SAT...W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Monterey Bay- 834 PM PDT Mon Mar 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N around 5 kt after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. .THU...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. .FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. .SAT...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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