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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, July 3rd, 11:10am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 8 sec 212° --- --- 47.7 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   2.6 ft 6 sec 252° 2-4 kt 350° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 9 sec 248° 4-6 kt 250° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 9 sec 230° 8-10 kt 80° --- Ocean Station PAPA   6.6 ft 7 sec 291° --- --- 50.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 50.4 °F Backyard Buoys   3.6 ft 8 sec 268° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 57.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 60.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 299° --- --- 57.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 59.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 6 sec 326° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 360° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 6 sec 329° --- --- 53.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° 52.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 270° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 61.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 322° --- --- 54.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 61.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft 8 sec 310° 6-8 kt 170° --- HALF MOON BAY   3.9 ft 8 sec --- 6-8 kt 190° 56.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 110° 58.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 59.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 270° --- Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 302° --- --- 60.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° 61.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 203° --- --- 58.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° 60.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 62.1 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 312° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 308° 10-14 kt 310° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 230° 62.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 67.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 68.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 186° --- --- 66.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 120° 67.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 64.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 62.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 67.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 177° --- --- 67.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 67.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 68.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 213° --- --- 68.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 69.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 70.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 70.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 70.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 70.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 198° --- --- 68.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 68.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 68.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 77.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 41° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 79.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 17 sec 196° --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 79.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 18 sec 192° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 79.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 80.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.9 ft 6 sec 40° --- --- 85.3 °F Backyard Buoys   1.0 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   2.3 ft 9 sec 57° --- --- 86.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   10.8 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 82.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   9.2 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 82.4 °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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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

 

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 031406 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 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... 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 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 1027 mb surface high was 1000 NM west of Portland while a 1007 MB low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW to W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT 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 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 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- 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE 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 18 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE 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. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 706 AM PDT Fri Jul 3 2026 TODAY NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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