Public ramp · Monterey County · California
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The last reading here is 42 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 46092 · NOAA tide station 9413450
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 4 waters, scored separately.
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve - Whalers cove is a public boat ramp in Monterey County, California, on Pacific Ocean. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Carmel River (Segment 1 of 6), Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm, Monterey Bay and Coastal Waters from Pigeon Point to Point Pinos California out to 10 nm (Area 2 of 2).
The main water here is Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm. Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 46092, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9413375, Carmel Cove, Carmel Bay, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 4.3 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9413375 · NDBC Buoy 46092