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Santa Cruz Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, January 15th, 6:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 4 sec 119° --- --- 39.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.5 ft 11 sec 192° 17-19 kt 140° 43.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.8 ft 11 sec 175° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 51.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 12 sec 256° --- --- 47.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 51.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 51.3 °F Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 53.1 °F PORT ORFORD   7.5 ft 14 sec 297° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 110° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 60° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 284° 6-8 kt 350° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 293° 6-8 kt 360° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 37° 19-23 kt 40° 58.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 100° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 283° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 292° 8-10 kt 350° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 291° 14-16 kt 310° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 269° 4-6 kt 290° 60.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 262° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 280° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 244° --- --- 62.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 294° 12-14 kt 290° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 62.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 251° --- --- 62.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 251° --- --- 61.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 62.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 62.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- 62.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 63.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- 63.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 275° 2 kt 260° 63.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 20° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 10° 77.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 300° 19-25 kt 310° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   14.1 ft 15 sec 320° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 0° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 1° --- --- 77.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   8.2 ft 17 sec 318° --- --- 77.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 7 sec 203° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 88° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 328° 4-6 kt 200° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 360° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 11 sec 77° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.2 ft 7 sec 56° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 9 sec 59° --- --- 84.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 7 sec 56° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 15 sec 337° --- --- 86.2 °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 152232 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 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 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Dry weather will continue through early next week. Surface high pressure over the Great Basin will result in gentle offshore breezes. Moderate seas will prevail through early next week. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SE late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW around 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT E wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Mixed seas of 5 to 7 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night. ACROSS THE BAR...Mixed seas of 9 to 12 feet at 15 seconds...decreasing to 7 to 10 feet at 13 seconds late Monday night. Maximum ebb current of 1.0 kt at 02:38 AM Friday and 2.6 kt at 02:18 PM Friday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT S wind around 5 kt, backing to NE around 5 kt late this evening and early morning, backing to N around 5 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 NM- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. SAT NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. SUN NE wind around 5 kt. SUN NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind around 5 kt. MON NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. TUE NE wind around 5 kt. TUE NIGHT N wind around 5 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT E wind around 5 kt. FRI E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. SAT NE wind around 5 kt. SAT NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. SUN NE wind around 5 kt. SUN NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind around 5 kt. MON NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. TUE NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt. Monterey Bay- 232 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind around 5 kt, backing to E around 5 kt late this evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. .FRI...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. .SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. .SUN NIGHT...N wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .MON NIGHT...NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 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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