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.
Live · 36.61°N 121.89°W
Monterey
6.3ft
Tide
11 minutes ago
Wave height11.2ft
Wave period14s
Water temp66.9°F
Wind25kt
Six stations, Crescent City to La Jolla
Now
4.8ft
Fri 9:59 am
| Time | Height |
|---|---|
| Wed 10:00 am | 5.6 ft |
| Wed 2:00 pm | 3.0 ft |
| Wed 6:00 pm | -0.3 ft |
| Wed 10:00 pm | 2.2 ft |
| Thu 2:00 am | 3.7 ft |
| Thu 6:00 am | 3.5 ft |
| Thu 10:00 am | 5.3 ft |
| Thu 2:00 pm | 3.7 ft |
| Thu 6:00 pm | 0.0 ft |
| Thu 10:00 pm | 1.6 ft |
| Fri 2:00 am | 3.7 ft |
| Fri 6:00 am | 3.5 ft |
| Fri 10:00 am | 4.8 ft |
| Fri 2:00 pm | 4.2 ft |
| Fri 6:00 pm | 0.5 ft |
| Fri 10:00 pm | 1.0 ft |
| Sat 2:00 am | 3.5 ft |
| Sat 6:00 am | 3.5 ft |
| Sat 10:00 am | 4.4 ft |
| Sat 2:00 pm | 4.4 ft |
Monterey
Tide
6.3ft
Wave height
11.2ft
Wave period
14s
Water temp
66.9°F
Wind
25kt
Wind direction
S
Air temp
63.3°F
Pressure
1,003hPa
Last seven days
| Time | Wave height |
|---|---|
| Fri 10:10 am | 13.5 ft |
| Fri 4:50 pm | 14.1 ft |
| Sat 12:50 am | 14.8 ft |
| Sat 7:20 am | 13.1 ft |
| Sat 1:20 pm | 15.1 ft |
| Sat 9:20 pm | 14.1 ft |
| Sun 4:50 am | 9.5 ft |
| Sun 11:50 am | 9.2 ft |
| Sun 6:20 pm | 12.5 ft |
| Mon 1:20 am | 16.1 ft |
| Mon 8:20 am | 12.8 ft |
| Mon 4:20 pm | 10.5 ft |
| Mon 11:10 pm | 11.5 ft |
| Tue 6:20 am | 8.9 ft |
| Tue 1:40 pm | 8.9 ft |
| Tue 9:20 pm | 10.2 ft |
| Wed 4:20 am | 9.2 ft |
| Wed 11:20 am | 10.5 ft |
| Wed 6:50 pm | 6.9 ft |
| Thu 1:20 am | 8.9 ft |
| Thu 7:20 am | 10.2 ft |
| Thu 2:10 pm | 13.1 ft |
| Thu 9:10 pm | 12.1 ft |
| Fri 4:20 am | 11.5 ft |
| Time | Water temp |
|---|---|
| Fri 10:00 am | 67.3 °F |
| Fri 5:40 pm | 67.1 °F |
| Sat 12:30 am | 67.3 °F |
| Sat 7:30 am | 66.9 °F |
| Sat 2:50 pm | 67.6 °F |
| Sat 9:20 pm | 67.5 °F |
| Sun 5:10 am | 67.6 °F |
| Sun 11:30 am | 67.6 °F |
| Sun 6:20 pm | 67.6 °F |
| Mon 1:10 am | 67.3 °F |
| Mon 7:50 am | 67.1 °F |
| Mon 2:50 pm | 67.6 °F |
| Mon 9:40 pm | 67.8 °F |
| Tue 5:00 am | 67.8 °F |
| Tue 11:50 am | 67.6 °F |
| Tue 6:10 pm | 67.1 °F |
| Wed 12:30 am | 67.6 °F |
| Wed 6:50 am | 67.5 °F |
| Wed 1:40 pm | 67.1 °F |
| Wed 8:30 pm | 66.4 °F |
| Thu 3:00 am | 66.2 °F |
| Thu 9:20 am | 66.2 °F |
| Thu 4:00 pm | 66.6 °F |
| Thu 10:40 pm | 66.9 °F |