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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, July 15th, 7:00pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft 7 sec --- 2-4 kt 190° 61.5 °F Cape Suckling   3.9 ft 7 sec 159° 12-14 kt --- 55.4 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.6 ft 7 sec 156° 10 kt 220° 57.2 °F Fairweather Grounds   3.6 ft 9 sec 250° 14-17 kt 340° 54.9 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.0 ft 4 sec 219° 17-19 kt 240° 54.9 °F Kodiak, AK   3.3 ft 8 sec 138° --- --- 55.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.2 ft 6 sec 90° --- --- 48.6 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.6 ft 9 sec 228° 8-10 kt 270° 56.8 °F ALBATROSS BANK   3.6 ft 8 sec 245° 8-10 kt 230° 55.4 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 6 sec 88° 14-16 kt 40° 48.7 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.9 ft 5 sec 141° 14 kt --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 8 sec 182° 12-14 kt 310° 45.5 °F Neah Bay   4.3 ft 6 sec 278° 10 kt 240° 52.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 4 sec 290° --- --- 52.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 8 sec 277° --- --- 51.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 8 sec 279° --- --- 59.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 61.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   4.3 ft 6 sec 295° 16-17 kt --- --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 6 sec 338° --- --- 52.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 333° --- --- 53.8 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 9 sec 333° --- --- 57.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 51.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 140° 51.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 350° 64.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 314° --- --- 54.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 170° 55.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 170° --- MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 170° 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 230° 58.1 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 307° --- --- 56.5 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 310° --- --- 54.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 170° 59.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 59.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 58.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 316° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 61.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 67.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 185° --- --- 70.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 260° 71.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 66.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 14-19 kt --- 64.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 277° --- --- 70.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 183° --- --- 68.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 186° --- --- 63.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 73.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 5 sec 274° --- --- 74.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 72.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 5 sec 270° --- --- 74.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 73.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 289° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 81.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 81.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 78.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 90° 80.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 9 sec 50° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 80.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 69° --- --- 80.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 80.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 171° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 9 sec 150° --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 10 sec 172° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 81.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 60° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 70° 79.2 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 5 sec 59° --- --- 85.8 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.9 ft 5 sec 70° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 85.5 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   6.2 ft 10 sec 111° --- --- 84.2 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.5 ft 9 sec 115° --- --- 82.8 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Kauai Santa Cruz 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  San Francisco Region WEST OREGON (NOAA 46002) 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 ARENA (NOAA 46014) 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 BODEGA BAY (NOAA 46013) 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 SAN FRANCISCO (NOAA 46026) 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 San Francisco Bar (CDIP 142) 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

 

San Francisco Bar Buoy  -  7-day Forecast San Francisco Bar buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Kauai Santa Cruz San Francisco Bar Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details San Francisco Bar buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Northern California Swell Model Northern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Francisco Swell Model San Francisco swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Francisco 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

 

San Francisco Wave Height Forecast San Francisco wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KMTR 152121 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A weak low pressure system spinning off the coast will result in light to moderate southerly flow over the waters through Friday. Gusty winds will be possible through the Golden Gate and West Delta through this evening and again Thursday afternoon. The sea state will be moderate swell and moderate period. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. THU NE winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. FRI N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT E winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Swell S around 2 ft. THU S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Swell S around 2 ft. THU S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. THU S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S around 2 ft. MON NW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft and S around 2 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt, becoming southeast after midnight. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. THU SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Seas 3 to 4 ft with dominate swell period of 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Seas 4 to 5 ft with dominate swell period of 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.4 kt at 01:43 AM Thursday and 1.0 kt at 02:19 PM Thursday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. SAT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. THU S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. MON NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT W to sw winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt overnight. THU W to sw winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. SAT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SAT NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. MON SW winds 5 to 15 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. THU NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. FRI NW winds 5 to 15 kt. FRI NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. SAT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SAT NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. SUN W winds 5 to 15 kt. MON W winds 5 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 221 PM PDT Wed Jul 15 2020 TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. SAT W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 3 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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