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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, March 22nd, 1:50am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 6 sec 221° --- --- --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   17.1 ft 10 sec 156° 31-37 kt --- --- Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 48.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 50.7 °F Newport PWS North   5.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 50.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 305° --- --- 51.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 52.0 °F PORT ORFORD   8.9 ft 11 sec 333° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.8 ft 9 sec 332° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 350° 53.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.8 ft 11 sec 329° --- --- 51.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 311° 25-31 kt 340° 50.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 20° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   13.8 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 51.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 285° --- --- 54.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   8.5 ft 11 sec 276° 19-25 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   9.2 ft 9 sec --- 16-21 kt 300° 54.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 291° --- --- 55.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 23 kt 260° 56.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 339° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   10.5 ft 10 sec 306° --- --- 55.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 317° 23-31 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 63.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 60.4 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.9 ft 10 sec 298° 14-17 kt 310° 59.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 264° 8-12 kt 70° 63.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 65.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 64.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 220° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 250° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 62.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 166° --- --- 63.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 179° --- --- 62.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 66.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 66.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 66.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 66.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 230° --- --- 66.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 66.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 67.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 67.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 66.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 65.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 66.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.0 ft 15 sec 214° 6-10 kt 300° 65.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 278° 10-14 kt 300° 63.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 20° 72.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 26° 14-17 kt 10° 73.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 180° 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.9 ft 11 sec 9° --- --- 76.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 200° 76.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   9.8 ft 11 sec 4° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 11 sec 6° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 76.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec 6° --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 76.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 140° 79.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   8.2 ft 7 sec 79° --- --- 81.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 354° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 332° --- --- 86.0 °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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Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

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 220117 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 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... 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1031 mb surface high was centered about 1000 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1007 mb low was located in southwest Arizona. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN 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 10 seconds, N 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU 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 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. WED NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening becoming light late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 617 PM PDT Sat Mar 21 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON Light winds, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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