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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, July 28th, 3:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 52.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 6 sec 254° --- --- 53.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 7 sec 294° --- --- 54.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 18 sec 247° --- --- 61.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 18 sec 227° --- --- 61.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 18 sec 210° --- --- 63.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 17 sec 247° --- --- 61.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 60.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 58.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.3 ft 18 sec 206° --- --- 61.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 58.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 66.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.9 ft 7 sec 322° --- --- 57.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 18 sec 246° --- --- 57.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° 56.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.6 ft 7 sec --- 14-17 kt 300° 57.9 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 62.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 241° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 7 sec 325° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 320° 56.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 18 sec 210° --- --- 59.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 320° 59.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 7 sec 319° --- --- 60.4 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 18 sec 212° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 310° 65.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 250° 66.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 208° --- --- 74.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 199° --- --- 72.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 200° --- --- 70.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 72.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 74.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° 64.0 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 166° --- --- 74.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 194° --- --- 73.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 207° --- --- 75.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 193° --- --- 74.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 215° --- --- 75.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 18 sec 196° --- --- 63.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 198° --- --- 76.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 233° --- --- 76.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 244° --- --- 76.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 74.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 75.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 199° --- --- 75.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 187° --- --- 74.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 260° 73.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 65.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 79.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 30° 78.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 92° --- --- 78.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 50° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 11 sec 39° --- --- 78.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 88° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 187° --- --- 81.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 15 sec 155° --- --- 80.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.9 ft 12 sec 86° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.2 ft 13 sec 74° --- --- 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 82.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 30° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.3 ft 7 sec 74° --- --- 86.0 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.0 ft 7 sec 250° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 12 sec 184° --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 80.8 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 281449 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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... 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 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 1024 mb surface high was 1000 NM SW of Eureka, CA and a 1003 mb low was over southern Nevada. Hurricane Genevieve was 1200 NM SSE of Los Angeles and is projected to move well southwest of the area over the coming days. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. WED 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 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 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 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT 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 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. THU 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 in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT 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. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming SW 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 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 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, 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 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 749 AM PDT Tue Jul 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT 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 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU 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 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI 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 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT 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 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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