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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, July 6th, 12:30pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 48.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.9 ft 7 sec 265° --- --- 50.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 6 sec 287° --- --- 51.3 °F Backyard Buoys   4.9 ft 7 sec 269° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 8 sec 300° --- --- 54.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.9 ft 7 sec 294° --- --- 57.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 57.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.2 ft 8 sec 297° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.6 ft 8 sec 317° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 326° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 330° --- --- 50.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8 kt 300° 54.7 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° 61.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 189° --- --- 58.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 245° --- --- 61.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 57.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 12 sec --- 6-8 kt 270° 57.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° 60.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 61.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 300° --- Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 60.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 61.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 61.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 60.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 62.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 57.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 310° 59.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 61.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 68.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 221° --- --- 69.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 68.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 65.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 63.7 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec 275° --- --- 68.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 173° --- --- 68.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 214° --- --- 66.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 196° --- --- 67.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 69.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 62.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 70.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 70.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 246° --- --- 71.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 70.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 292° --- --- 72.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 69.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 69.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 290° 66.9 °F TANNER BANK   5.9 ft 17 sec 217° 17-21 kt 310° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 110° 79.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 90° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 50° 78.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 7 sec 58° --- --- 78.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 70° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 7 sec 36° --- --- 78.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 17 sec 166° --- --- 79.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 79.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° 81.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   18.0 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 82.4 °F Backyard Buoys   12.1 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   7.9 ft 13 sec 62° --- --- 86.2 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 11 sec 172° --- --- 82.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 82.4 °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 060929 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z or 2 AM PDT, a 1033 mb surface high was 1750 NM W of San Francisco, while a 1007 MB low was located near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 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- 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED 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 in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 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- 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 229 AM PDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt this evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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