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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, June 10th, 12:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Cape Suckling   3.9 ft 10 sec 195° 4-8 kt 200° 49.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 46.0 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.3 ft 9 sec 190° 6-8 kt 170° 48.4 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft 8 sec 211° 8-10 kt 190° 45.9 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   4.6 ft 8 sec 207° 6-10 kt 220° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.6 ft 6 sec 266° --- --- 41.9 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   2.6 ft 7 sec 292° 6-8 kt 250° 42.4 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.3 ft 8 sec 174° 12-14 kt 330° 48.6 °F SOUTH KODIAK   3.6 ft 10 sec 225° --- --- 44.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   2.6 ft 8 sec 172° 2 kt 300° --- Ocean Station PAPA   3.9 ft 20 sec 168° --- --- 46.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft --- 274° 16-17 kt 260° --- Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 51.4 °F Backyard Buoys   5.6 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.9 ft 10 sec 267° --- --- 58.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 251° --- --- 59.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   6.9 ft 19 sec 200° 0-2 kt --- 56.8 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.9 ft 19 sec 201° 10-12 kt 160° 54.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 20 sec 196° --- --- 57.6 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.6 ft --- 166° 8-10 kt 320° --- Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 57.6 °F STONEWALL BANK   6.6 ft 11 sec 280° 2-4 kt 330° --- Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- --- ST GEORGES   6.2 ft 10 sec 289° 17-19 kt 330° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6 kt 270° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 350° 52.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 18 sec 179° --- --- 49.8 °F PT ARENA   8.5 ft 8 sec 310° 23-29 kt 330° 52.3 °F BODEGA BAY   9.5 ft 10 sec 303° 21-27 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   6.9 ft 17 sec 182° 12-16 kt 360° 60.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.5 ft 8 sec 315° --- --- 50.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 51.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.5 ft 10 sec --- 17-21 kt 310° 53.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° --- Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 301° --- --- 54.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 270° 54.0 °F Point Sur, CA   11.5 ft 10 sec 311° --- --- 52.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 58.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 52.7 °F SANTA MARIA   10.2 ft 9 sec 307° 17-19 kt 310° 54.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.2 ft 18 sec 189° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 309° --- --- 56.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   8.2 ft 17 sec 205° 8-10 kt 320° 59.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   4.3 ft 10 sec 277° 4-6 kt 260° 61.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 68.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 68.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   6.9 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 66.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 140° 66.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   6.2 ft 17 sec 194° --- --- 67.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 58.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 18 sec 198° --- --- 68.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 190° --- --- 67.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 18 sec 208° --- --- 69.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 69.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 69.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 17 sec 186° --- --- 62.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 188° --- --- 69.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 230° --- --- 70.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 70.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 69.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 70.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.6 ft 18 sec 190° --- --- 68.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 183° --- --- 68.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 190° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   9.2 ft 17 sec 177° 4-8 kt 310° 63.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 110° 77.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 100° 77.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft 8 sec 83° 12-14 kt 70° 75.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 77.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 76.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 7 sec 43° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 78.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 179° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 157° --- --- 79.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 79.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 8 sec 75° 14-17 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 10 sec 5° --- --- 85.3 °F Backyard Buoys   1.0 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- --- Ritidian Point, Guam   3.0 ft 11 sec 24° --- --- 85.6 °F Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 10 sec 77° --- --- 84.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.9 ft 8 sec 182° --- --- 84.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.9 ft 8 sec 198° --- --- 84.0 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 111428 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 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... 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 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 1025 mb surface high was centered over Idaho, while a 1002 mb low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... TODAY S to SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, becoming 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds, N 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 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- 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... TODAY S to SE wind 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 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- 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TODAY S to SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt early. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 728 AM PDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 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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