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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, August 13th, 11:50am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   1.0 ft --- 126° --- --- 55.8 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 8 sec 211° --- --- 49.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.6 ft 6 sec 179° 4 kt 100° --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.9 ft 5 sec 311° 16-19 kt 320° --- PORTLOCK BANK   4.9 ft --- 143° 10 kt 110° 53.8 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.6 ft --- 205° 12-16 kt 60° 49.6 °F ALBATROSS BANK   5.2 ft --- 148° 16-19 kt 110° 56.1 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 4 sec 351° 17-19 kt 350° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.9 ft 8 sec 257° 10-12 kt 240° --- SOUTH KODIAK   5.6 ft 7 sec 127° 12-14 kt 100° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   5.6 ft 8 sec 268° 8-10 kt 300° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 7 sec 321° 12-16 kt 250° --- Ocean Station PAPA   4.9 ft 8 sec 227° --- --- 57.2 °F Neah Bay   6.2 ft 8 sec 281° 4 kt 220° 52.9 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.0 ft 5 sec 228° 4 kt 260° --- Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 8 sec 276° --- --- 49.5 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 54.7 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   4.9 ft 8 sec 312° 4-6 kt 150° 60.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 8 sec 303° --- --- 54.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 60.3 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.2 ft 8 sec 312° 6-8 kt 10° 60.4 °F WEST WASHINGTON   6.2 ft 7 sec 348° 17-21 kt 320° --- Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 8 sec 317° --- --- 62.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.9 ft --- 329° 12-14 kt 340° 63.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 299° --- --- --- STONEWALL BANK   4.6 ft 8 sec 325° 4 kt 50° --- PORT ORFORD   4.6 ft 7 sec 311° 14-16 kt 360° 54.3 °F WEST OREGON   5.2 ft --- 12° 16-19 kt 350° 64.0 °F ST GEORGES   6.2 ft 7 sec 312° 4-6 kt 150° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 315° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° --- EEL RIVER   6.2 ft 8 sec 322° 10 kt 340° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 322° --- --- 51.8 °F PT ARENA   7.5 ft 8 sec 313° 12-14 kt 350° --- BODEGA BAY   5.2 ft 9 sec 291° 4-6 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 5° 17-19 kt 350° 65.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.2 ft 8 sec 310° 6 kt 240° --- HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 9 sec --- 8-10 kt 240° 58.5 °F MONTEREY   6.6 ft 9 sec 314° 4-6 kt 230° 62.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 60.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 230° --- Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 313° --- --- 61.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.6 ft 9 sec 324° 4-6 kt 210° 62.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 290° --- --- 65.3 °F SANTA MARIA   4.6 ft 8 sec 309° 4-6 kt 300° 66.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 319° --- --- 64.9 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 70.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 290° 4-6 kt 210° 69.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   1.6 ft 9 sec 271° 4-6 kt 100° 69.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 182° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 73.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 188° --- --- 71.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.0 ft 11 sec 173° 6-8 kt 180° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 67.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   4.9 ft 9 sec 278° 4-6 kt 180° 68.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 271° --- --- 69.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 71.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 73.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 73.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 74.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 302° --- --- 70.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 75.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 226° --- --- 73.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 237° --- --- 71.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 75.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 270° --- --- 72.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 198° --- --- 74.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 185° --- --- 74.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 255° 6-8 kt 240° 72.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 311° 4-6 kt 210° 67.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 160° 16-17 kt 80° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 108° 14-16 kt 70° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 70° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 17 sec 186° --- --- 81.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 96° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 187° 17-19 kt 30° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 156° 19-23 kt 70° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.0 ft 11 sec 95° --- --- 84.4 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.3 ft 11 sec 98° --- --- 83.8 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 80.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec 174° --- --- 80.2 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 131553 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 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 1026 mb surface high was 1000 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1007 mb thermal low was located in southeastern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W wind 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY SW to W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW to W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 853 AM PDT Thu Aug 13 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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