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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, July 30th, 3:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 3 sec 216° --- --- 54.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.9 ft 6 sec 327° --- --- 54.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 51.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 63.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 63.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 64.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 60.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 221° --- --- 59.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 240° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 360° 59.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 5 sec 341° --- --- 62.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 56.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 67.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 311° --- --- 58.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 57.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 302° 14-16 kt 300° 55.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.6 ft 8 sec --- 10-14 kt 300° 61.2 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 61.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 293° --- --- 56.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 310° --- Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 15 sec 185° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 56.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 59.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 64.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 70.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 75.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 183° --- --- 72.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 160° --- --- 70.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 73.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 63.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 73.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 174° --- --- 74.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 210° --- --- 76.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 74.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 220° --- --- 76.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 165° --- --- 63.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 181° --- --- 76.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 76.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 240° --- --- 76.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 74.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 75.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 183° --- --- 74.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 75.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 73.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 300° 66.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 220° 79.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 220° 79.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 9 sec 69° --- --- 80.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 110° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 39° --- --- 79.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 55° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 81.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 92° --- --- 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 70° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   2.0 ft 7 sec 43° --- --- 85.3 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 6 sec 263° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.5 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 80.4 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 301551 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 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... 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1022 mb surface high was 1300 NM W of Point Conception and a 1004 mb low was over Nevada. Tropical Cyclone Genevieve was 900 NM WSW of Los Angeles. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 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- 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 851 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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