Monterey shore diving
Data as of Tue, Oct 13, 10:31 AM PDT
The big badge is right now, from the buoys. In the strip, Today covers now and the rest of today's daylight, and each later day is that morning's 7 to 11 AM dive window, from the forecast corrected against the buoys. "Stay home" means genuinely dangerous. Tap a site for the numbers, tides, charts and webcams.
Mediocre: 4 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the WNW (Monterey Canyon buoy), partly blocked here by the Monterey Peninsula; plus 2 ft at 14 s from the W; light wind.
Best day this week: Fri, Oct 16 (Great)
Mediocre: 4 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the WNW (Monterey Canyon buoy), partly blocked here by the Monterey Peninsula; plus 2 ft at 14 s from the W; light wind.
Best day this week: Wed, Oct 14 (Good)
Mediocre: 4 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the WNW (Monterey Canyon buoy), partly blocked here by the Monterey Peninsula; plus 2 ft at 14 s from the W; light wind.
Best day this week: Wed, Oct 14 (Good)
Rough: 4 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the WNW (Monterey Canyon buoy), hitting this site nearly full strength; plus 2 ft at 14 s from the W; 6 kt onshore wind.
Best day this week: Fri, Oct 16 (Great)
Rough: 7 ft at 15 s from the NW (Point Sur buoy), partly blocked here by the walls of Whalers Cove, long period so the surge runs deep; plus 6 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the NW; 9 kt onshore wind.
Best day this week: Wed, Oct 14 (Good)
Rough: 7 ft at 15 s from the NW (Point Sur buoy), partly blocked here by the Point Lobos headland, long period so the surge runs deep; plus 6 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the NW; 9 kt onshore wind.
Limited validation: few dive reports to check this site's rating against.
Best day this week: Wed, Oct 14 (Good)
Stay home: 7 ft at 15 s from the NW (Point Sur buoy), partly blocked here by Cypress Point, long period so the surge runs deep; plus 6 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the NW; 8 kt cross-shore wind; surge and shore break are dangerous for this entry.
Steep beach with a dangerous shore break.
Best day this week: Thu, Oct 15 (Great)
Rough: 7 ft at 15 s from the NW (Point Sur buoy), partly blocked here by Cypress Point, long period so the surge runs deep; plus 6 ft of wind swell at 9 s from the NW; 8 kt cross-shore wind.
Limited validation: few dive reports to check this site's rating against.
Best day this week: Wed, Oct 14 (Great)