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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, August 29th, 9:40pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 7 sec 224° --- --- 50.0 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   6.9 ft 7 sec 171° 12-14 kt 190° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 7 sec 310° 10-14 kt 190° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   5.2 ft 11 sec 174° 8-10 kt 180° --- NEW DUNGENESS   1.6 ft 4 sec 266° 16-17 kt 270° --- Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 53.1 °F Backyard Buoys   4.6 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 61.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 8 sec 306° --- --- 63.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 59.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 62.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec 290° --- --- 60.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 6 sec 316° --- --- 60.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 20° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 57.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 5 sec 328° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 320° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 360° 66.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 56.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   7.5 ft 7 sec 311° 17-21 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   7.2 ft 8 sec --- 16-17 kt 300° 61.2 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 57.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 5 sec 309° --- --- 56.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 19 kt 340° --- Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 320° 62.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 59.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 63.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.2 ft 7 sec 320° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 17 sec 186° --- --- 61.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 301° 25-31 kt 310° 67.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 260° 67.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 75.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 71.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 74.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 320° 64.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 75.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 78.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 198° --- --- 77.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 77.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.2 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 67.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 230° --- --- 79.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 76.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 76.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 287° --- --- 77.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 73.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 74.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 194° 14-16 kt 300° 73.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° 70.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 70° 80.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 80.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 79.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.6 ft 7 sec 68° --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 90° 80.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 173° --- --- 82.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 156° --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 7 sec 75° --- --- 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 102° 17-21 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.9 ft 8 sec 299° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.0 ft 12 sec 44° --- --- 84.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 6 sec 278° --- --- 83.5 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   10.2 ft 10 sec 106° --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.2 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 81.5 °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 292006 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 19Z or 12 PM PDT, a 1037 mb surface high was over the Eastern Pacific and a 1004 mb low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU 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 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 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- 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 106 PM PDT Sat Aug 29 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN 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 14 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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