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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, August 8th, 5:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.6 ft 11 sec --- 16-19 kt 130° 56.8 °F Cape Suckling   7.2 ft 12 sec --- 12-16 kt --- 56.1 °F CAPE CLEARE   5.6 ft 13 sec --- 4-6 kt 190° 57.6 °F Fairweather Grounds   7.9 ft 11 sec --- 8-12 kt 190° 56.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   6.2 ft 6 sec --- 19-23 kt 230° 53.1 °F Kodiak, AK   5.6 ft 11 sec 212° --- --- 55.0 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 50.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   9.8 ft 11 sec --- 17-21 kt 250° 57.2 °F ALBATROSS BANK   7.5 ft 10 sec --- 12-16 kt 260° 56.3 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 5 sec --- 19-23 kt 230° 50.4 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.6 ft 7 sec 243° 6 kt --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 6 sec --- 12-14 kt 250° 42.4 °F Neah Bay   5.2 ft 9 sec --- 4 kt 150° 53.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 8 sec 302° --- --- 49.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 57.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 60.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 63.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 300° --- --- 55.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 55.0 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° 55.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 53.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° 53.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 130° 52.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° 66.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 52.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 58.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 160° 54.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 170° --- MONTEREY   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 180° 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 170° 57.7 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 345° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 58.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 55.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 58.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 306° --- --- 57.0 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 312° --- --- 56.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° 56.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 260° 61.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 259° --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 5 sec 276° --- --- 64.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 67.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 253° --- --- 67.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- 59.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 63.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 278° --- --- 66.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 305° --- --- 61.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 216° --- --- 70.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 269° --- --- 68.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 68.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 280° --- --- 70.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 264° --- --- 70.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 70.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 80° 79.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 90° 81.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 80.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.2 ft 7 sec 61° --- --- 80.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 57° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 145° --- --- 81.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 57° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 197° --- --- 81.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 79.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt --- 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 79.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 70° 79.7 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   2.6 ft 10 sec 68° --- --- 86.5 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.3 ft 10 sec 62° --- --- 85.3 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 85.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.9 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 8 sec 50° --- --- 82.9 °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 080900 CWFMTR Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas and out 60 nm including the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Split flow today and tonight with north to northwest winds over the outer waters and southerly winds along the inner coastal waters. Expect locally breezy conditions to persist over the northern outer waters through much of the weekend. These winds will create locally hazardous conditions for smaller vessels. Winds will diminish into Sunday with southerly winds gradually expanding into much of the outer waters. Mixed seas will continue through the period with a short period northwest swell and a longer period southerly swell. Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 18 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 9 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S around 3 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft, decreasing to 1 to 2 ft this afternoon. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 20 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. MON NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 3 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S around 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell NW 5 to 6 ft and S around 3 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY S winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. SUN S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. MON SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 19 seconds. MON NIGHT S winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point California out to 10 nm- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW around 2 ft at 19 seconds. MON NIGHT SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. WED W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Seas 4 to 6 ft with dominant swell period of 9 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Seas 5 to 7 ft with dominate swell period of 9 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.1 kt at 08:37 AM Saturday and 1.8 kt at 09:07 PM Saturday. Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT SW winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft and S 2 to 3 ft. San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, the West Delta and the San Francisco Bay north of the Bay Bridge- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. TONIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SUN SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. SUN NIGHT SW winds 5 to 15 kt. MON SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. TUE SW winds 5 to 15 kt. WED SW winds 5 to 15 kt. San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY NW winds 5 to 15 kt. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. SUN NW winds 5 to 15 kt. SUN NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. MON NW winds 5 to 15 kt. MON NIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. TUE W winds 5 to 15 kt. WED W winds 5 to 15 kt. Monterey Bay- 200 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT SW winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. MON W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT W winds around 5 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds and S around 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE W winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and SW around 2 ft. WED W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft and S around 2 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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