Santa Cruz Surf Report

San Francisco Santa Cruz Monterey San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Ventura/Oxnard Los Angeles Orange County San Diego Kauai Oahu Maui Big Island
 
Saturday, March 25th, 10:00pm PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Seal Rocks
 
3.3 ft 5 sec 19-21 kt 360° 38.8 °F
Cape Suckling
 
5.9 ft 8 sec 234° 17-19 kt 360° 40.8 °F
Lower Cook Inlet
 
2.0 ft 5 sec 319° --- --- 38.5 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
5.6 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- 40.6 °F
PORTLOCK BANK
 
5.9 ft 7 sec 303° --- --- 40.3 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
1.3 ft 3 sec 216° 10-12 kt 220° 37.2 °F
CENTRAL BERING SEA
 
16.4 ft 12 sec 245° --- --- 36.7 °F
SOUTHEAST BERING SEA
 
12.5 ft 9 sec 177° --- --- 38.7 °F
Ocean Station PAPA
 
4.6 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 45.1 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
3.3 ft 9 sec 293° --- --- 45.5 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
8.9 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 47.7 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
8.2 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 46.9 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
11.2 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 46.9 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
9.5 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 48.6 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
11.5 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 50.0 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° ---
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
11.5 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 49.8 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 21-27 kt 330° 50.5 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 25-31 kt 330° 49.5 °F
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 10-16 kt 330° 54.5 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
10.8 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 50.9 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
7.9 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 51.8 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
--- --- --- 27-33 kt 320° 51.1 °F
Point Santa Cruz, CA
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 52.9 °F
MONTEREY
 
--- --- --- 25-33 kt 330° ---
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 17 kt 300° 52.9 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
6.2 ft 9 sec 339° --- --- 54.0 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
14.4 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 53.4 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 25-31 kt 340° 53.2 °F
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
9.2 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 53.1 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 25-31 kt 320° 54.0 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
14.4 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 53.8 °F
Harvest, CA
 
14.8 ft 15 sec 316° --- --- 52.5 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 21-29 kt 330° 51.4 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 300° 54.1 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 6 sec 242° --- --- 55.8 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
4.9 ft 6 sec 271° --- --- 56.7 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
7.9 ft 6 sec 285° --- --- 54.7 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 56.1 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.6 ft 7 sec 247° --- --- 57.0 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA
 
--- --- --- 25-33 kt 330° 53.1 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
4.6 ft 6 sec 271° --- --- 57.4 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
3.9 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 57.2 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 7 sec 266° --- --- 58.5 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
13.8 ft 15 sec 303° --- --- 53.8 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
4.3 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 58.1 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
4.3 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 59.4 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 59.0 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
4.9 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 58.1 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
3.6 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 59.0 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
5.9 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 58.3 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
4.9 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 58.5 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
6.6 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 58.1 °F
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 300° 57.4 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 25-33 kt 320° ---
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 140° 73.9 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 130° 74.1 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 74.7 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 100° 75.6 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
4.6 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 75.7 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
5.2 ft 10 sec 73° --- --- 76.8 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.0 ft 8 sec 235° --- --- 77.2 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.3 ft 7 sec 153° --- --- 77.2 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
3.6 ft 6 sec 178° --- --- 77.5 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° 75.9 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-23 kt 80° 77.9 °F
Ritidian Point, Guam
 
7.2 ft 10 sec 75° --- --- 83.5 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
6.2 ft 9 sec 74° --- --- 83.3 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
4.6 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 85.3 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
3.6 ft 11 sec 60° --- --- 83.5 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
6.6 ft 12 sec 42° --- --- 85.1 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
West Monterey Bay Buoy 7-day Forecast
Outer Monterey Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP
 
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
 
Southern California cloud cover
Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
 
Offshore wave height forecast
Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP
 
FZUS56 KMTR 260321 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong high pressure to the north and low pressure to the south will maintain strong northerly over the coastal waters. Gusty, gale force winds will continue through early Sunday, especially along the immediate coast south of Point Sur. Larger swell mixed with gale force winds will create hazardous seas up to 15 feet in the outer waters. A low pressure system develops over the eastern Pacific bringing rain and wind to the coastal waters and bays early to mid next week.




Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 11 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN
N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

MON NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 11 to 13 ft. Rain.

WED
N winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Showers.




Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 9 to 11 ft. Rain.

WED
W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Showers.




Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM-
821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 25 to 30 knots. Wind waves 11 to 12 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell around 5 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft. Rain.

WED
W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Showers.




Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 12 to 14 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft. Rain.

WED
W winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft. Showers.




Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
S winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

MON NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 8 to 10 ft. Rain.

WED
SE winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. Showers.




Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft. Rain.

WED
SW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. Showers.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST.....
IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Combined seas of 7 to 9 ft at 14 seconds.
ACROSS THE BAR...Combined seas of 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.4 kt at 08:40 PM Saturday and 3.5 kt at 08:06 AM Sunday.




Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 7 to 9 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 20 to 30 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft. Rain.

WED
SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft. Showers.




Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 10 to 12 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 8 to 10 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

TUE
SW winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. Rain.

WED
W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 5 to 7 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft. Showers.




San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

SUN
NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 knots.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Rain.

WED
S winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers.




San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.

MON
S winds 5 to 10 knots.

MON NIGHT
S winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Rain.

WED
SE winds 5 to 10 knots. Showers.




Monterey Bay- 821 PM PDT Sat Mar 25 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

TONIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 14 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

MON
NE winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.

MON NIGHT
S winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.

TUE
SW winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. Rain.

WED
SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. Showers. Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Wetsand Central California 7-day forecast
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Long-range surf forecasts provided by Wetsand, Surfline and Magicseaweed