California, Central Wave Buoys

Local California, Central wave buoys are also listed on the map on the main surf reports page (the small circle icons) or here is a comprehensive list of buoys in the region:

46012 HALF MOON BAY - 24NM South Southwest of San Francisco
46028 CAPE SAN MARTIN - 55NM West Northwest of Morro Bay, CA
46042 MONTEREY - 27NM West of Monterey Bay, CA
46215 Diablo Canyon
46091 MBM0
46092 MBM1
46093 MBM2
46236 Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156)
46239 Point Sur, CA (157)
46240 Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA (158)

SwellTrack

The NOAA choose a number of buoy locations to issue full spectral forecasts for. Although the wave buoy doesn't actually have anything to do with the forecast (The SwellTrack spectral information is all produced by the NWWIII Model) it's useful to compare the SwellTrack with the actual observations to spot the arrival of a new swell front. These spectral forecasts are simply the most detailed idea of what's coming in the days ahead...