High Surf in Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

On April 1, California Fish and Wildlife received a report of an adult male kayaker reported troubled by weather near the break wall of the Monterey Harbor. The report was relayed to the Coast Guard by 12:32 PM, and Coast Guard Station Monterey launched, arrived on the scene, and recovered the kayaker and the kayak. The kayaker was taken to the Monterey Harbor boat launch, with no medical attention required. At the time of the incident, Scripps coastal station 46240 at Cabrillo Point reported a north swell of one foot at 14.3 seconds, and a north-northwest wind wave of 1 foot at 9.1 seconds. Buoy 46236 in the Monterey Canyon area reported a west swell of 1.5 feet at 13.3 seconds, and a west-northwest wind wave of 2 feet at 9.1 seconds.

On April 1, California Fish and Wildlife received a report of an adult male kayaker reported troubled by weather near the break wall of the Monterey Harbor. The report was relayed to the Coast Guard by 12:32 PM, and Coast Guard Station Monterey launched, arrived on the scene, and recovered the kayaker and the kayak. The kayaker was taken to the Monterey Harbor boat launch, with no medical attention required. At the time of the incident, Scripps coastal station 46240 at Cabrillo Point reported a north swell of one foot at 14.3 seconds, and a north-northwest wind wave of 1 foot at 9.1 seconds. Buoy 46236 in the Monterey Canyon area reported a west swell of 1.5 feet at 13.3 seconds, and a west-northwest wind wave of 2 feet at 9.1 seconds. Monterey Regional Airport recoded a southwest wind of 16 mph.