Monterey Bay is unusual: a submarine canyon comparable in scale to the Grand Canyon runs to within a mile of the shoreline. Deep water close in means swell arrives with less refraction than at most of the coast, and the buoy at 46042 sits far enough out to see it before the bay does.
Station
Monterey
Monterey
Tide
4.0ft
Wave height
7.5ft
Wave period
9s
Water temp
62.4°F
Wind
14kt
Wind direction
NNW
Air temp
60.8°F
Pressure
1,014hPa
Last seven days
| Time | Tide |
|---|---|
| Sun 3:06 am | 3.7 ft |
| Sun 4:24 am | 2.6 ft |
| Sun 5:42 am | 1.9 ft |
| Sun 7:00 am | 2.0 ft |
| Sun 8:18 am | 2.8 ft |
| Sun 9:36 am | 4.1 ft |
| Sun 10:54 am | 5.3 ft |
| Sun 12:12 pm | 5.9 ft |
| Sun 1:30 pm | 5.7 ft |
| Sun 2:48 pm | 4.6 ft |
| Sun 4:06 pm | 3.2 ft |
| Sun 5:24 pm | 2.0 ft |
| Sun 6:42 pm | 1.3 ft |
| Sun 8:00 pm | 1.5 ft |
| Sun 9:18 pm | 2.4 ft |
| Sun 10:36 pm | 3.5 ft |
| Sun 11:54 pm | 4.5 ft |
| Mon 1:12 am | 4.9 ft |
| Mon 2:30 am | 4.6 ft |
| Mon 3:48 am | 3.7 ft |
| Mon 5:06 am | 2.9 ft |
| Mon 6:24 am | 2.4 ft |
| Mon 7:42 am | 2.6 ft |
| Mon 9:00 am | 3.5 ft |
| Time | Wave height |
|---|---|
| Mon 9:50 am | 7.2 ft |
| Mon 3:20 pm | 6.2 ft |
| Mon 9:50 pm | 5.2 ft |
| Tue 4:10 am | 5.2 ft |
| Tue 10:20 am | 5.2 ft |
| Tue 4:20 pm | 5.6 ft |
| Tue 10:10 pm | 4.9 ft |
| Wed 4:50 am | 3.9 ft |
| Wed 5:20 pm | 4.6 ft |
| Thu 12:20 am | 4.3 ft |
| Thu 6:50 am | 4.9 ft |
| Thu 11:40 pm | 6.2 ft |
| Fri 5:10 am | 5.6 ft |
| Fri 1:10 pm | 4.9 ft |
| Fri 7:20 pm | 4.9 ft |
| Sat 1:20 am | 5.9 ft |
| Sat 7:50 am | 5.6 ft |
| Sat 1:20 pm | 4.6 ft |
| Sat 7:20 pm | 5.2 ft |
| Sun 1:50 am | 5.2 ft |
| Sun 7:50 am | 4.9 ft |
| Sun 2:20 pm | 4.9 ft |
| Sun 8:40 pm | 5.2 ft |
| Mon 3:10 am | 7.5 ft |
| Time | Water temp |
|---|---|
| Mon 9:50 am | 61.5 °F |
| Mon 4:20 pm | 62.8 °F |
| Mon 11:00 pm | 61.2 °F |
| Tue 5:20 am | 60.4 °F |
| Tue 11:40 am | 61.2 °F |
| Tue 6:00 pm | 63.1 °F |
| Wed 12:20 am | 63.9 °F |
| Wed 6:40 am | 62.1 °F |
| Wed 6:20 pm | 62.2 °F |
| Thu 12:50 am | 60.4 °F |
| Thu 7:10 am | 61.2 °F |
| Thu 10:40 pm | 61.3 °F |
| Fri 5:30 am | 61.9 °F |
| Fri 12:30 pm | 64.9 °F |
| Fri 7:00 pm | 65.1 °F |
| Sat 1:30 am | 64.9 °F |
| Sat 7:50 am | 64.6 °F |
| Sat 2:30 pm | 65.1 °F |
| Sat 9:10 pm | 64.9 °F |
| Sun 3:40 am | 64.6 °F |
| Sun 10:20 am | 64.4 °F |
| Sun 4:40 pm | 64.4 °F |
| Sun 11:10 pm | 64.4 °F |
| Mon 5:40 am | 63.5 °F |