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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, June 4th, 2:00pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 44.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 50.0 °F Backyard Buoys   5.2 ft 9 sec 262° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 9 sec 258° --- --- 55.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 59.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 57.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 10 sec 265° --- --- 57.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 314° --- --- 51.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° 52.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 7 sec 336° --- --- 50.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 340° 51.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 350° 60.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.5 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 51.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 52.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   10.2 ft 10 sec --- 19-23 kt 310° 55.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 56.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 260° 56.1 °F Point Sur, CA   10.8 ft 11 sec 316° --- --- 52.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 330° 54.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 56.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 54.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   9.5 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 53.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 56.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 250° 59.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 207° --- --- 66.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 184° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 63.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 250° 65.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 58.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 66.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 65.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 210° --- --- 66.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 199° --- --- 67.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 66.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.5 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 59.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 67.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 232° --- --- 66.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec 244° --- --- 65.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 66.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 66.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 66.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 66.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 190° 67.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 330° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° 77.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 90° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 75.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 11 sec 347° --- --- 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 76.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 2° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 7 sec 60° --- --- 78.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 15 sec 178° --- --- 78.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 161° --- --- 78.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.9 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 79.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 79.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.9 ft 10 sec 3° --- --- 84.2 °F Backyard Buoys   2.3 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- --- Ritidian Point, Guam   3.3 ft 9 sec 32° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   3.0 ft 9 sec 83° --- --- 83.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 11 sec 171° --- --- 84.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec 157° --- --- 84.4 °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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San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

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

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 041412 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 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... 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1028 mb high was centered 900 NM W of Point Conception while a 1006 mb low was centered over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN 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 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 10 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 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 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 18 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this afternoon. Strongest western portion. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 712 AM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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