Friday, November 13, 2026 | 5:58 AM PST
CDIP Buoys 156 (Monterey Bay Outer) and 157 (Santa Cruz) indicate a rapidly building, powerful long-period swell train. Exposed west-facing breaks (such as Steamer Lane and Pleasure Point) are seeing solid head-high to double-overhead surf (8 to 12 ft) with heavy cleanup sets and strong drift, while protected spots inside Monterey Bay are managing chest to shoulder-high waves with walled reform sections.
Conditions: Overcast skies with developing rain showers and squally coastal conditions. Current Temperature: 53°F, Today’s High: 60°F. Wind: South-Southwest at 16 mph with stronger gusts. Wind trend points to strong onshore/cross-onshore flow through the day, easing and turning more westerly by late afternoon.
Low Tide: 05:03 AM (3.67 ft)
High Tide: 03:13 PM (3.81 ft)
Low Tide: 06:11 PM (-0.13 ft)
Primary Swell: WNW 16 ft at 19 seconds from CDIP 156/157 telemetry. Secondary Swell: W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Surf trend is escalating rapidly toward a massive peak late tonight into Saturday morning, delivering hazardous high surf conditions with double-overhead to triple-overhead waves across exposed Santa Cruz County coastline.
NOAA / NWS HRRR Model Run: 06Z
| TIME | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED |
|---|---|---|
| 06:00 AM | SSW (Cross-onshore) | 16 mph |
| 07:00 AM | SSW (Cross-onshore) | 18 mph |
| 08:00 AM | SSW (Cross-onshore) | 19 mph |
| 09:00 AM | S (Sideshore rough) | 17 mph |
| 10:00 AM | S (Sideshore rough) | 15 mph |
| 11:00 AM | SW (Onshore choppy) | 14 mph |
| 12:00 PM | SW (Onshore choppy) | 13 mph |
| 01:00 PM | WSW (Onshore choppy) | 12 mph |
| 02:00 PM | W (Onshore choppy) | 11 mph |
| 03:00 PM | W (Onshore choppy) | 10 mph |
| 04:00 PM | WNW (Onshore) | 9 mph |
| 05:00 PM | NW (Cross-shore clean) | 7 mph |
First light: 06:30 AM
Sunrise: 06:58 AM
Sunset: 05:06 PM
Total darkness: 05:34 PM