Nearshore
Reading conditions now
The last reading here is 11 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 46092 · NOAA tide station 9413450
Every day this week, scored like today.
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Ramps that reach this water
Monterey Bay is a nearshore coastal water reached from boat ramps in California. SeaStatus lists 6 ramps that launch into it, the closest being Santa Cruz Harbor (South Harbor) at 0.0 mi.
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 9413616, Moss Landing, Ocean Pier, the closest one to here.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9413616 · NDBC Buoy 46092