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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, October 25th, 2:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 3 sec 108° --- --- 47.3 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 8 sec 302° --- --- 49.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 52.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 52.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.2 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 57.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.0 ft 9 sec 295° --- --- 51.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.3 ft 9 sec 306° --- --- 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 323° --- --- 54.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 150° 65.3 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 20° 54.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 321° --- --- 56.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 62.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 30° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 360° 64.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 63.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 230° --- --- 60.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° 64.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.6 ft 10 sec --- 6 kt 230° 65.8 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 64.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 299° --- --- 64.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 100° --- CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 66.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 68.9 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 67.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8 kt 10° 68.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 67.1 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 68.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 340° 68.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 70.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 71.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 171° --- --- 69.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 250° 70.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 72.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 70.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 169° --- --- 73.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 174° --- --- 72.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 72.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 74.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 72.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 303° --- --- 68.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 73.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 73.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 239° --- --- 72.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 73.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 73.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 75.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 75.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 72.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 67.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 30° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 20° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 20° 80.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 30° 79.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 11 sec 344° --- --- 79.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 162° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 14 sec 345° --- --- 80.8 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 50° 81.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 60° 81.7 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 86.0 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   4.9 ft 10 sec 72° --- --- 84.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.6 ft 9 sec 52° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   10.8 ft 8 sec 136° --- --- 81.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.5 ft 9 sec 155° --- --- 81.1 °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 250318 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 8 PM PDT, there was a 1025 mb low 700 NM NW of Point Conception, extending inland to a 1025 mb high over western Idaho. There was a 1015 inverted trough over the Southern California Bight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 3 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- 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 818 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 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. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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