Friday the bay went flat and stayed that way. From about 4:10 AM the wind at NDBC 46026 held under 5 kt for 12 hours, a surface this bay rarely hands out.
On Thursday, October 29, 2026, a sea turtle sighting appeared: Green and Flatback Sea Turtles logged at Pacific Grove on iNaturalist, the only sighting of it in these waters in the…
A Northern Elephant Seal sighting was logged at Pacific Grove on iNaturalist. Gauges cannot supply that. At NDBC 46026, wind held under 5 kt for 8 hours, from about 5:50 AM.
A Calico Rockfish sighting appeared at Pacific Grove among only 31 sightings in these waters in the past year. NDBC 46026 called Tuesday its windiest day this week.