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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, August 6th, 1:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.0 ft --- 183° --- --- 57.7 °F Cape Suckling   3.3 ft --- 206° 12-14 kt 280° 60.1 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 225° --- --- 50.2 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.0 ft 9 sec 179° 8-10 kt 230° 55.9 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   2.6 ft --- 228° 8-10 kt 260° 58.5 °F PORTLOCK BANK   4.6 ft --- 175° 10-12 kt 150° 53.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   0.7 ft --- --- 4-6 kt 50° 56.1 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.3 ft --- 204° 6-8 kt 290° 47.8 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   3.3 ft --- 231° 12-14 kt 300° 58.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft --- 182° 12-14 kt 130° 54.7 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.6 ft --- 200° 0-2 kt 360° --- ALBATROSS BANK   4.6 ft --- 155° 6 kt 130° 55.0 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   4.3 ft 7 sec 235° 8-10 kt 180° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   3.6 ft 7 sec 287° 12-16 kt 190° --- SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.6 ft --- 193° 0-2 kt --- 52.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   3.6 ft 7 sec 158° 10-12 kt 110° 54.0 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.9 ft 11 sec 179° 10-12 kt 170° --- Neah Bay   4.9 ft 8 sec 280° 6-8 kt 280° 53.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 8 sec 286° --- --- 51.6 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 59.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 8 sec 298° --- --- 59.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec 297° --- --- 63.1 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.6 ft 8 sec 321° 4-8 kt 310° 64.0 °F WEST WASHINGTON   4.3 ft --- 8° 8-10 kt 330° 59.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 8 sec 320° --- --- 63.7 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.6 ft --- 337° 12-16 kt 340° 63.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 50.7 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.9 ft 8 sec 336° 8-10 kt 350° --- WEST OREGON   4.3 ft --- 7° 6-8 kt 360° 63.7 °F ST GEORGES   4.3 ft 9 sec 322° 8 kt 150° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 319° --- --- 58.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 55.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 328° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   2.6 ft 8 sec 313° 6-8 kt 330° 60.8 °F BODEGA BAY   2.3 ft 12 sec 201° 6 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   4.9 ft --- 15° 12-14 kt 10° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 59.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   2.3 ft 13 sec 197° 6 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   2.6 ft 9 sec --- 4 kt 190° 63.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 62.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 299° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 220° --- Point Sur, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 58.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 340° 60.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 293° --- --- 64.9 °F SANTA MARIA   2.6 ft 9 sec 303° 10-14 kt 310° 66.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 62.4 °F Harvest, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 68.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft 12 sec 212° 12-16 kt 290° 68.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 250° 68.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 73.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 213° --- --- 71.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 70.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.3 ft 9 sec 303° 12-14 kt 300° 68.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 152° --- --- 74.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 181° --- --- 75.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 75.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 77.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 75.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 305° --- --- 64.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 185° --- --- 76.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 76.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 75.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 75.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 4 sec 274° --- --- 77.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 75.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 195° --- --- 74.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.0 ft 12 sec 181° 8 kt 260° 73.6 °F TANNER BANK   3.0 ft --- 203° 10-12 kt 300° 66.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   4.6 ft --- 115° 12-14 kt 70° 79.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 60° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   3.9 ft --- 76° 6-8 kt 70° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 80° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 17° --- --- 79.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 9 sec 44° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 81.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 36° --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 96° --- --- 80.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   4.9 ft --- 77° 17-19 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft --- 82° 14-17 kt 90° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   9.2 ft 10 sec 335° --- --- 85.1 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 8 sec 272° --- --- 84.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.2 ft 8 sec 177° --- --- 80.2 °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 061604 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1022 mb surface high was 900 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1008 mb thermal low was over Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI 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 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 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- 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 904 AM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT 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. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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