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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, October 5th, 3:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 4 sec 317° --- --- 49.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.5 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 55.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 12 sec 293° --- --- 50.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 58.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 12 sec 256° --- --- 57.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 59.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 54.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.2 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 55.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 54.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 4 kt 100° 67.5 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 350° 56.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 55.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° 57.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 30° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 62.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 252° --- --- 61.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° 61.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 9 sec --- 12-14 kt 310° 62.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 62.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 63.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 300° --- Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 213° --- --- 65.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 64.9 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 70.5 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 67.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 65.5 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 71.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 300° 69.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 260° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 211° --- --- 74.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 166° --- --- 74.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 270° 73.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 343° --- --- 73.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 69.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 169° --- --- 74.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 164° --- --- 75.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 210° --- --- 75.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 76.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 75.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 72.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 75.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 74.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 242° --- --- 77.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 75.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 74.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 73.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 70.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 40° 78.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 40° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 50° 79.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 70° 79.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 5 sec 24° --- --- 79.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 48° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 18 sec 173° --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 69° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 93° --- --- 80.4 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 50° 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 30° 81.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 70° 81.1 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 232° --- --- 83.7 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 12 sec 59° --- --- 83.8 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   5.2 ft 12 sec 359° --- --- 85.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 11 sec 13° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 8 sec 115° --- --- 81.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 17 sec 221° --- --- 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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 051640 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 9 AM PDT, a 1022 mb surface high was about 800 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1012 mb low over Northern California. Hurricane Rachel was 850 NM SSE of Los Angeles. Southerly swells will affect the coastal waters this week. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 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 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW 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 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 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- 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 5 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 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- 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW 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 and S 2 ft at 13 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 and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 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 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 940 AM PDT Mon Oct 5 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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