Spot report
🇺🇸Monterey Bay / Elkhorn Slough, California
updated 03:00 local · open-meteo
🛶 Kayak & canoe· estuary and marine sanctuary · base: Moss Landing
Sea otters, seals and sea lions at close range in Elkhorn Slough and off Cannery Row make this the most reliable wildlife paddling in California.
Heads up · Afternoon wind; keep distance from otters under federal rules
Wind
11 km/h
gusts 13 · from NE
Waves
1.4 m
12 s period · sea 18.1 °C
Road
dry
dry — 10 °C
Daylight
07:13 → 18:31
10 °C air · 0.0 mm · UV 0
What's rideable right now
Wind
Water
Mountain
River
🌊
Surf
FIRING1.4 m @ 12 s — it's on
Best windows this week
- Tue 7am–6pmFIRING
2.5 m @ 10 s — it's on · 12 h
- Sun 7am–6pmFIRING
2.1 m @ 9 s — it's on · 12 h
- Mon 7am–6pmFIRING
2.0 m @ 10 s — it's on · 12 h
This week
Today
18 km/h · 1.5 m
9–22 °C
🌊Surf
Thu
17 km/h · 1.2 m
10–26 °C
🌊Surf
Fri
17 km/h · 1.2 m
15–34 °C
🌊Surf
Sat
13 km/h · 1.5 m
14–30 °C
🌊Surf
Sun
14 km/h · 2.2 m
11–23 °C
🌊Surf
Mon
15 km/h · 2.0 m
9–20 °C
🌊Surf
Tue
12 km/h · 2.9 m
8–19 °C
🌊Surf
bars: daily max wind · wave · best sport each day
Pack list
- Water 18.1 °C → 3/2 full suit
- UV 0 — low → no sun worries today
- 10 °C → light layer you can stash
- Daylight 07:13–18:31 → golden hour from 17:31
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