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Santa Cruz Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, November 26th, 9:25am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   7.5 ft 14 sec --- 10-17 kt 240° 44.2 °F Cape Suckling   15.1 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 45.9 °F Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 5 sec 228° --- --- 44.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   12.8 ft 14 sec 232° 21-25 kt 250° 46.2 °F Fairweather Grounds   13.1 ft 13 sec 249° 21-27 kt 280° 45.5 °F PORTLOCK BANK   13.1 ft 14 sec 211° --- --- 43.5 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.9 ft 12 sec 221° 10-14 kt 130° 45.1 °F Kodiak, AK   11.2 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 43.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   14.8 ft 14 sec 229° 19-23 kt 210° 42.8 °F ALBATROSS BANK   15.4 ft 13 sec 221° 25-31 kt 200° 43.0 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   13.5 ft 12 sec 283° 23-27 kt 250° 42.1 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   17.4 ft 13 sec 263° 17-19 kt 220° 41.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.8 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 49.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   10.5 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 49.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.5 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 49.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.2 ft 14 sec 293° --- --- 52.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   13.5 ft 14 sec 298° --- --- 52.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   13.8 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 52.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 210° --- Cape Mendocino, CA   14.1 ft 14 sec 315° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 20° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 30° --- Point Reyes, CA   16.7 ft 15 sec 310° --- --- 52.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   8.2 ft 17 sec 274° --- --- 53.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 350° --- HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 350° --- MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 350° --- MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 80° 53.4 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   13.5 ft 14 sec 307° --- --- 53.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 54.0 °F Point Sur, CA   13.1 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 52.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 53.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 20° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   16.7 ft 17 sec 309° --- --- 57.6 °F Harvest, CA   16.7 ft 15 sec 302° --- --- 55.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 6 sec 239° --- --- 59.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 61.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 58.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- --- San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 61.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- 60.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   12.1 ft 15 sec 307° --- --- 58.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 60.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 60.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 50° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° --- WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 15 sec 1° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 79.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 313° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 9 sec 141° --- --- 79.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 168° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 96° --- --- 78.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° --- SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.6 ft 10 sec 49° --- --- 84.9 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.9 ft 10 sec 66° --- --- 84.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   6.6 ft 8 sec 121° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 167° --- --- 84.0 °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 261034 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Gusty northwest winds will decrease and switch to northeasterly tonight and Friday as high pressure builds into the Pacific Northwest. Gusty winds will generate steep fresh swell hazardous for small craft vessels. A large northwest swell train will start to diminish today. Another long-period moderate northwest swell arrives late Friday. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 13 to 15 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 11 to 13 ft at 15 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell around 8 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. SUN W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. MON NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds around 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. MON NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 7 to 8 ft, decreasing to 5 to 6 ft this afternoon. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 11 to 12 ft at 15 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. SAT N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell around 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell around 7 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. MON N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 11 to 12 ft at 16 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell around 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell around 7 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. MON N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 10 to 12 ft at 15 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. SAT N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. MON NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft, decreasing to 3 to 4 ft this afternoon. W swell 11 to 13 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 17 seconds. SAT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 6 to 8 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Seas 10 to 12 ft with a dominant period of 16 seconds decreasing to 7 to 9 ft tonight. ACROSS THE BAR...Seas 11 to 13 ft with dominant swell period of 16 seconds decreasing to 8 to 10 ft tonight. Breakers to 18 ft possible. Maximum ebb current of 2.9 kt at 02:01 PM Thursday and 1.3 kt at 02:01 AM Friday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft, decreasing to 2 to 3 ft this afternoon. NW swell 11 to 13 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT NE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 15 seconds. FRI SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT SE winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. MON N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 12 to 14 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 10 to 12 ft at 16 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT E winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. MON N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. TONIGHT NE winds 5 to 15 kt. FRI E winds 5 to 15 kt. FRI NIGHT NE winds up to 10 kt. SAT NE winds up to 10 kt. SAT NIGHT N winds up to 10 kt. SUN N winds around 5 kt. MON NW winds around 5 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY N winds 10 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt this morning. TONIGHT NE winds up to 10 kt. FRI NE winds up to 10 kt. FRI NIGHT N winds around 5 kt. SAT NW winds up to 10 kt. SAT NIGHT NE winds around 5 kt. SUN NW winds around 5 kt. MON NW winds around 5 kt. Monterey Bay- 234 AM PST Thu Nov 26 2020 TODAY SE winds up to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 10 to 12 ft at 16 seconds, decreasing to 8 to 10 ft at 16 seconds this afternoon. TONIGHT E winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 7 to 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT E winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 6 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT E winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft. MON N winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 5 to 7 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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