nathm055
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So there are a myriad ways one can try and get wind/wave/swell forecasts for the Monterey area online. What are the best sites you've found, specifically pertaining to the popular shore dive sites around Monterey?
Best resources for swell/wave forecast?
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descent
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Hmmm.
If you check CenCOOS and CDIP, at least you would not be flying completely blind.
"The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) is operated by the Ocean Engineering Research Group (OERG) of the Integrative Oceanography Division (IOD) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). ... CDIP's major funding contributors are the US Army Corps of Engineers and the California Department of Boating and Waterways."
CDIP / SIO Experimental Monterey Bay Swell Model shows expected height and direction of peaks. Recently tweaked model. Still a work in progress.
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Here is a group plot showing three different sets of data from a buoy in Monterey Bay called Station 185. I like this one because the data are raw; they have not been through a whole bunch of reshaping or scaling, just basic noise removal. The three plots show height of wave peaks in feet or meters, period in seconds, and the general trend in direction for that sampling period, in degrees. You can use this second historical page to imagine how the force arrows in the first chart might have been changing over the previous few weeks.
If you check CenCOOS and CDIP, at least you would not be flying completely blind.
"The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) is operated by the Ocean Engineering Research Group (OERG) of the Integrative Oceanography Division (IOD) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). ... CDIP's major funding contributors are the US Army Corps of Engineers and the California Department of Boating and Waterways."
CDIP / SIO Experimental Monterey Bay Swell Model shows expected height and direction of peaks. Recently tweaked model. Still a work in progress.
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Here is a group plot showing three different sets of data from a buoy in Monterey Bay called Station 185. I like this one because the data are raw; they have not been through a whole bunch of reshaping or scaling, just basic noise removal. The three plots show height of wave peaks in feet or meters, period in seconds, and the general trend in direction for that sampling period, in degrees. You can use this second historical page to imagine how the force arrows in the first chart might have been changing over the previous few weeks.
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I use Chuck's page. It takes the other info and puts it right on this page. Also he has some pdf's there regarding how to read the data.
Monterey Sea Conditions at a Glance
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From the look of it... I wish I was diving this weekend!
djp
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I like Stormsurf for a quick look at a weeks worth of data.
Wave Model - North Pacific Sea Height (STORMSURF)
Wave Model - North Pacific Sea Height (STORMSURF)
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I like http://cdip.ucsd.edu/themes/?pb=1&d2=p54&u3=t:rs:r:Monterey_Bay_Swell_Model:p:Hs:c:forcast
It's easy to use on my phone. Though you never know until you go and look.
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It's easy to use on my phone. Though you never know until you go and look.
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broadreach
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So many great resources here. This should be a sticky.
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