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Friday, April 19th, 8:05am PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
2.0 ft 3 sec 79° --- --- 40.3 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
9.8 ft 11 sec 218° 14-16 kt --- 43.3 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
7.2 ft 10 sec 32° 21-27 kt 30° 39.6 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 47.7 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
3.0 ft 10 sec 254° --- --- 51.1 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 51.1 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
4.3 ft 17 sec 216° --- --- 51.8 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
2.6 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 50.5 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 209° --- --- 50.9 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
3.6 ft 6 sec 331° --- --- 51.8 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 54.1 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 50° 52.0 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
5.6 ft 8 sec 333° --- --- 49.3 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 140° 51.8 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 4-8 kt 210° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° 56.1 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
4.3 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 53.4 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 238° --- --- 55.2 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 55.9 °F
SD 1073
 
4.3 ft 14 sec --- 1-2 kt 54.0 °F
Pajaro Beach South, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 57.0 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 352° --- --- 55.4 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
4.3 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 53.4 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 231° --- --- 55.6 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 4-8 kt 340° 55.4 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
4.6 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 56.3 °F
Harvest, CA
 
4.3 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 56.8 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 55.8 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 2-4 kt 190° 56.1 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 59.5 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 59.0 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 209° --- --- 58.8 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 58.5 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 177° --- --- 58.1 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 56.7 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
1.6 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 59.7 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 143° --- --- 59.9 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 61.0 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 60.8 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 59.7 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 60.8 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 60.3 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 236° --- --- 61.3 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
3.3 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 61.2 °F
Torrey Pines Inner, CA
 
2.0 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 60.8 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 61.3 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
3.3 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 61.3 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 61.7 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
3.0 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- ---
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 2-4 kt 230° 59.9 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 310° 58.8 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 73.6 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 50° 73.4 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° 74.8 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 50° 75.0 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.6 ft 10 sec 347° --- --- 75.6 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
5.9 ft 9 sec 27° --- --- 75.6 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
6.2 ft 8 sec 27° --- --- 76.3 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
6.9 ft 7 sec 24° --- --- 76.6 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.3 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 76.3 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 173° --- --- 76.3 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
5.6 ft 8 sec 25° --- --- 76.1 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 76.1 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
--- --- --- --- --- 75.6 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-17 kt 70° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 76.1 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 17-23 kt 70° ---
Rumung, Yap, Micronesia
 
5.2 ft 13 sec 44° --- --- 84.7 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
4.9 ft 13 sec 47° --- --- 84.2 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
7.2 ft 9 sec 43° --- --- 84.4 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 190839 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 06Z, or 11 PM PDT, a 1030 MB high was centered over central Washington, while a 1005 MB low was centered in southern Nevada.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 8 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 10 seconds after midnight.

MON
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.

TUE
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 6 seconds, building to 6 to 7 ft dominant period 6 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 9 to 10 ft dominant period 10 seconds.

MON
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft.




Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
Northwestern portion, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 7 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 9 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 10 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds after midnight.

MON
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

MON
W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft.

TUE
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds.

SUN
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
Western portion, NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds.

MON
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 139 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

TODAY
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SAT
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds.

MON
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft and S 3 ft.

TUE
W winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft.




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