MONTEREY BAY MARINE FORECAST

on Wednesday, 23 September 2020.

 Note: Light to locally breezy Northwest winds, strongest along the inner coastal waters where hazardous conditions for small craft vessels may exist. The first larger height, longer period Northwest swell of the season will arrive Thursday and Friday with heights generally around 10 to 12 feet and periods of 16 to 18 seconds with a smaller, long period Southwest swell.

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the morning increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon with gusts to 25 kt.
Mostly sunny, low 56, high 66.
Mixed swell...W 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Wind waves 2 ft or less becoming 3 to 4 ft.

Surf (Del Monte Beach):
Waist to stomach high sets.
Light sideshore texture conditions in the morning. Sideshore current/choppy conditions for the afternoon.
Wave faces 2 - 3+ ft in the morning, 2 - 3+ ft in the afternoon.

MONTEREY BAY TIDE INFO: TIMES ARE APPROX

      • High - 5:07am @ 3.8 ft
      • Low - 9:32am @ 2.9 ft
      • High - 3:49pm @ 5.5 ft
      • Low - 11:30pm @ 0.1 ft
      Inner bay mean water temperature is expected to be in the high 50's to low 60's throughout the week.
Thursday, 24th September 2020
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WNW 5 to 10 kt in the morning increasing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon with gusts to 25 kt.
Mostly sunny, low 58, high 66.
Mixed swell...W 5 to 6 ft at 18 seconds and SW 1 to 2 ft at 18 seconds.
Wind waves 2 ft or less becoming 3 to 4 ft.

Surf (Del Monte Beach):
Waist to stomach high sets in the morning. The surf builds in the afternoon with shoulder high sets to 1 ft overhead high sets.
Light sideshore texture conditions in the morning. Sideshore texture/choppy conditions for the afternoon.
Wave faces 2 - 3+ ft in the morning, 4 - 6 ft in the afternoon.

MONTEREY BAY TIDE INFO: TIMES ARE APPROX

      • High - 6:41am @ 3.9 ft
      • Low - 10:57am @ 3.1 ft
      • High - 5:01pm @ 5.3 ft
      Inner bay mean water temperature is expected to be in the high 50's to low 60's throughout the week.
Friday, 25th September 2020
NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt.
Sunny, low 56, high 64.
Mixed swell...W 8 to 9 ft at 15 seconds and SSW 1 to 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.

Surf (Del Monte Beach):
1-3' overhead high sets in the morning. The surf builds in the afternoon with occasional double overhead high sets.
Sideshore texture/choppy conditions in the morning. Sideshore texture/choppy conditions for the afternoon.
Wave faces 6 - 8 ft in the morning, 6 - 10+ ft in the afternoon.

MONTEREY BAY TIDE INFO: TIMES ARE APPROX

      • Low - 12:41am @ 0.0 ft
      • High - 7:51am @ 4.1 ft
      • Low - 12:25pm @ 3.0 ft
      • High - 6:16pm @ 5.3 ft
      Inner bay mean water temperature is expected to be in the high 50's to low 60's throughout the week.
Saturday, 26th September 2020
NNW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt.
Sunny, low 57, high 72.
Mixed swell...W 6 to 7 ft and SSW 1 to 2 ft.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.

Surf (Del Monte Beach):
Head high sets with occasional 1-3' overhead high sets.
Semi-clean/textured conditions in the morning. Sideshore texture/choppy conditions for the afternoon.
Wave faces 5 - 7 ft in the morning, 5 - 8 ft in the afternoon.

MONTEREY BAY TIDE INFO: TIMES ARE APPROX

      • Low - 1:42am @ 0.0 ft
      • High - 8:41am @ 4.3 ft
      • Low - 1:37pm @ 2.8 ft
      • High - 7:23pm @ 5.3 ft
      Inner bay mean water temperature is expected to be in the high 50's to low 60's throughout the weekend.
Sunday, 27th September 2020
N winds 5 to 10 kt.
Sunny, low 60, high 72.
Mixed swell...W 3 to 5 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft.
Wind waves 2 ft or less.

Surf (Del Monte Beach):
Shoulder to head high sets with occasional 1-2' overhead high sets.
Fairly clean conditions in the morning. Semi-glassy/semi-bumpy conditions for the afternoon.
Wave faces 4 - 7 ft in the morning, 4 - 6 ft in the afternoon.

MONTEREY BAY TIDE INFO: TIMES ARE APPROX

      • Low - 2:33am @ 0.0 ft
      • High - 9:20am @ 4.5 ft
      • Low - 2:32pm @ 2.5 ft
      • High - 8:20pm @ 5.3 ft
      Inner bay mean water temperature is expected to be in the high 50's to low 60's throughout the weekend.