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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, November 6th, 6:00am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 6 sec 219° --- --- 46.6 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   17.1 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   13.1 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 52.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 48.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   11.2 ft 18 sec 278° --- --- 53.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.8 ft 17 sec 269° --- --- 53.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   14.1 ft 17 sec 289° --- --- 54.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   12.5 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 53.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.8 ft 15 sec 291° --- --- 59.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.2 ft 17 sec 291° --- --- 59.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 270° 64.4 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 100° 59.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.2 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 61.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 63.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 230° 63.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.8 ft 18 sec 306° --- --- 65.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 61.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 330° 64.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.5 ft 13 sec --- 14-17 kt 330° 66.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 360° 67.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 66.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 90° --- CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 350° 66.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 20 sec 276° --- --- 69.6 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 68.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 360° 68.7 °F Harvest, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 71.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 71.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 200° 73.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 246° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 75.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 157° --- --- 74.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 70.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 270° --- --- 75.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 74.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 72.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 258° --- --- 74.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 73.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 66.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 187° --- --- 76.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 74.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 75.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 253° --- --- 75.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 75.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 218° --- --- 75.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 75.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 340° 66.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 50° 77.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 60° 77.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 60° 78.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 50° 78.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   9.2 ft 14 sec 306° --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 80.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.6 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 15 sec 165° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.8 ft 10 sec 102° --- --- 80.2 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 40° 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 70° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 60° 82.4 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.3 ft 10 sec 29° --- --- 86.2 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   5.6 ft 11 sec 40° --- --- 85.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.3 ft 11 sec 13° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.0 ft 11 sec 66° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.5 ft 10 sec 127° --- --- 81.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 155° --- --- 81.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 061028 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z or 2 AM PST, a 1026 mb surface high was 600 NM west of Monterey while a 1016 mb surface low was in Southern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 16 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 TODAY N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Eastern portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Western portion, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 228 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 TODAY From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Otherwise, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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