TARLINE
Map / Monterey Bay / Pfeiffer Beach
Reporting at Pfeiffer Beach
Step 1 of 5: Where Were You?

Where Were You?

Pfeiffer Beach

TAR/OIL 8.1/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
8.1 Sand
8.1 Water
Surf
SURF – Β· –
Offshore swell –
Wind
6.6 kt
sideshore Β· NNW
Tide ft MLLW
L 10:13 AM
now 2.1 ft falling Β· next L 2.0 Β· 10:13 AM
Temps
– Water
64Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 8.1

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” Monterey46042 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
no data
Swell direction Β· every 6h
–
Sat 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Sun 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Mon 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Tue 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Wed 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Thu 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Fri 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Sat 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Sun 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Mon 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Tue 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Wed 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Thu 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Fri 2 AM
–
–
–
–
Sat 2 AM

Loading swell x tar…

more in Research β†’

Weather

Weather
64Β°Fsunny6.6 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:42 AM Β· Sunset 7:29 PM
Today, hour by hour
β˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈ
Wind direction
Sat 12 AM
Sat 4 AM
Sat 8 AM
Sat 12 PM
Sat 4 PM
Sat 8 PM
TodayUV 7 HighSunrise 6:42 AMSunset 7:29 PMMoonrise 12:18 AMMoonset 3:59 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 6:12 AM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Hard – – C
Jul 17, 10:19 AM gaviota_kid Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 17, 7:59 AM carp_surfer Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 16, 3:07 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Film – – – – C
Jul 15, 7:10 AM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 14, 5:29 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 14, 1:25 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – – – A
Jul 14, 1:07 PM dr_moreno Waterline Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 13, 1:23 PM tarhunter Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 13, 11:46 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 12, 1:06 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 11, 12:27 PM channelkeeper_dana Dry sand Black line None Balls – – None – A
Jul 10, 10:17 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – C
Jul 10, 8:27 AM hammonds_hugh Dry sand Clean None Film – – – – C
Jul 9, 4:27 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – C
Jul 9, 1:37 PM haskells_hal Dry sand Clean None Film – – None – C
Jul 8, 5:36 PM channelkeeper_nia Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 6, 11:49 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – A
Jul 1, 12:49 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – C
Jul 1, 6:34 AM anon Waterline Black line None Balls – – None – B

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46042 just now
Wave ht 4.9ft
Period –
Water temp 61.7Β°F
Station 46042 on NDBC →

Photo Gallery

Loading photos…

Nearby Incident Reports

No incident reports within 25 km in the last 90 days.

Show older (7)
Aug 27, 2023 IncidentNews 53-foot Motor Yacht Adrift Off Big Sur, CA 23.9 km Source β†—
Aug 18, 2021 IncidentNews Fish Magnet Aground; Big Sur, CA 2.2 km Source β†—
Jul 1, 2016 IncidentNews P/C Ment-2-Be adrift; Offshore of Point Sur, CA 22.2 km Source β†—
Feb 18, 2014 IncidentNews S/V Chelsea adrift; South of Point Sur, CA 11 km Source β†—
Dec 19, 2013 IncidentNews Empty Life Raft Adrift; Off Central Coast, CA 21.2 km Source β†—
Nov 19, 2003 IncidentNews Mystery Spill; Off Lopez Point, CA 6.7 km Source β†—
Sep 9, 2001 IncidentNews F/V Bono Grounding; Pfieffer Point, CA 1.5 km Source β†—