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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, September 16th, 3:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.9 ft 6 sec 246° --- --- 49.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   2.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 57.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 8 sec 308° --- --- 49.8 °F Backyard Buoys   3.3 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 61.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 8 sec 298° --- --- 60.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 60.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 8 sec 300° --- --- 60.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 58.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 7 sec 320° --- --- 59.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 20° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 57.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 8 sec 347° --- --- 57.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 330° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 350° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 322° --- --- 59.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 60.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 9 sec --- 10-12 kt 280° 61.9 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-12 kt 320° 61.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 296° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- --- Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 9 sec 323° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 62.6 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 231° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 340° 66.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 316° --- --- 64.6 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 68.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 70.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 240° 71.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec 203° --- --- 73.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 214° --- --- 72.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 196° --- --- 70.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 140° 72.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 221° --- --- 73.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 66.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 9 sec 254° --- --- 73.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 20 sec 166° --- --- 73.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 20 sec 205° --- --- 74.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 267° --- --- 73.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 215° --- --- 73.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 309° --- --- 67.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 191° --- --- 74.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 260° --- --- 74.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 73.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 72.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 73.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 73.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 220° 73.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 70.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 60° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 34° --- --- 80.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 62° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 20 sec 194° --- --- 82.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 20 sec 167° --- --- 81.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 81° --- --- 80.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 95° --- --- 81.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 50° 82.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 81.9 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 230° --- --- 84.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 9 sec 43° --- --- 84.4 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.3 ft 10 sec 41° --- --- 86.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 9 sec 256° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 81.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.2 ft 15 sec 226° --- --- 81.7 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 160239 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 00Z or 5 PM PDT, a 1034 mb surface high was 1400 NM of Point Conception, while a 1003 mb thermal low was over south of Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED 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 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 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- 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 739 PM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this evening. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU 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 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 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. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 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 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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