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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 6th, 4:40am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 10 sec 209° --- --- 39.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   21.7 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 7 sec 289° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.6 ft 9 sec 261° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   5.9 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 53.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 53.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.9 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 53.4 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 270° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 60° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 90° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 90° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 350° 59.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 80° --- Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 58.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 80° 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 160° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 150° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 120° 58.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 272° 6-10 kt 150° 60.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec 233° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 222° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 120° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 214° --- --- 61.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 110° 59.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 256° --- --- 63.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 179° --- --- 62.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 210° --- --- 63.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 62.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 246° --- --- 62.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 296° --- --- 62.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 63.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 244° --- --- 63.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 63.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 254° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 140° 63.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 100° 77.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 100° 77.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-27 kt 80° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 21 kt 100° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   9.2 ft 9 sec 46° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   10.5 ft 10 sec 40° --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   11.2 ft 10 sec 50° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 168° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 153° --- --- 77.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 9 sec 55° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 6 sec 157° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.5 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 80° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 110° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 73° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   2.0 ft 10 sec 84° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 13 sec 347° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 8 sec 30° --- --- 85.5 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 EAST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46053) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SOUTH SANTA ROSA ISLAND (NOAA 46069) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 061058 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 1 AM PST, a 1014 mb low was centered about 100 NM W of San Francisco. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 TODAY SE wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this morning. TONIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 TODAY SE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this morning. TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. THU N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 14 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 14 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 TODAY SE wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then a slight chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 12 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and NW 14 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 TODAY SE wind 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain this morning, then a slight chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 3 ft at 20 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds, NE 3 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 TODAY E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 258 AM PST Tue Jan 6 2026 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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