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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 29th, 7:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.3 ft 6 sec 251° --- --- 48.7 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   2.3 ft 7 sec 58° 12-14 kt 100° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 8 sec 260° 12-14 kt 240° 48.4 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 4 sec 182° 14-16 kt 150° --- Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 55.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.3 ft 3 sec 276° 16-19 kt 270° 51.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 50.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.5 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 57.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.2 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 55.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 57.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 54.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.9 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 58.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 230° 66.6 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6 kt 10° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 298° --- --- 57.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 25-33 kt 320° 56.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 340° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   13.1 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 57.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   8.2 ft 7 sec 298° 17-21 kt 310° --- HALF MOON BAY   7.2 ft 9 sec --- 14-17 kt 310° 60.8 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 62.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 59.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   10.2 ft 9 sec 318° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 310° 63.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 66.7 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 65.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 65.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 65.3 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 63.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 308° 23-29 kt 310° 68.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 259° 17-19 kt 250° 69.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 187° --- --- 72.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 5 sec --- --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 189° --- --- 70.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 270° 72.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 70.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 65.8 °F San Pedro, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 73.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 5 sec 284° --- --- 73.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 225° --- --- 73.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 276° --- --- 73.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 224° --- --- 73.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.2 ft 15 sec 300° --- --- 67.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 229° --- --- 74.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 239° --- --- 74.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 242° --- --- 74.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 197° --- --- 73.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 73.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.2 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 72.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 225° --- --- 73.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 290° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 300° 69.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.8 ft 9 sec 116° 21-27 kt 60° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 113° 21-27 kt 60° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 100° 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 120° 80.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 34° --- --- 80.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec 85° --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 10 sec 247° --- --- 81.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 153° --- --- 81.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   10.8 ft 7 sec 153° 19-23 kt 150° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 120° 80.2 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.9 ft 11 sec 329° --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 10 sec 54° --- --- 84.6 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.3 ft 11 sec 78° --- --- 86.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.3 ft 9 sec 34° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.8 ft 8 sec 106° --- --- 81.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 82.2 °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 292113 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was 1000 NM northwest of Los Angeles, while a 1000 mb surface low was in southern Arizona. The southerly swell from Hurricane Polo will continue to decrease through this evening as Polo tracks into mainland Mexico. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI 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 SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 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. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 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- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. 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. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 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- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW 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. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 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 11 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 213 PM PDT Tue Sep 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT 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. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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