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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, August 17th, 1:55am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   10.8 ft 7 sec 133° --- --- --- Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 3 sec --- --- --- 50.5 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.2 ft 6 sec 211° --- --- --- CAPE EDGECUMBE   3.3 ft 17 sec 186° --- --- --- WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   10.8 ft 10 sec 228° --- --- --- ALBATROSS BANK   13.5 ft 9 sec 214° --- --- --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 5 sec 263° 12-16 kt 300° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   5.2 ft 5 sec 262° 16-19 kt 260° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft 10 sec 191° 10-12 kt 240° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 9 sec 155° 6-8 kt 280° --- Neah Bay   2.3 ft 16 sec 204° 4-6 kt 250° 52.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft 5 sec 230° 16-17 kt 240° --- Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 5 sec 291° --- --- 51.3 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 17 sec 264° --- --- 56.8 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   3.0 ft 16 sec 227° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 56.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 58.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 62.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.3 ft 16 sec 226° --- --- --- Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.6 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 50.9 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.3 ft 16 sec 228° 14-19 kt 360° --- PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 16 sec 131° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 50° --- EEL RIVER   3.9 ft 6 sec 349° --- --- --- Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 53.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 56.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 20° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 10° 66.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 57.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.6 ft 15 sec 198° 4 kt 260° --- HALF MOON BAY   3.0 ft 9 sec --- 6-8 kt 300° 58.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 340° 60.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 222° --- --- 61.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 300° --- Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 63.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 61.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 63.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 65.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 66.6 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 65.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 310° 66.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 270° 66.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 71.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 69.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.2 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 69.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-12 kt 260° 72.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 67.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° 65.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 266° --- --- 70.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 178° --- --- 68.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 68.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 73.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 70.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 68.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 73.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 230° --- --- 68.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 242° --- --- 68.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 72.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 278° --- --- 69.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 72.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 69.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 67.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   11.2 ft 11 sec 117° 21-25 kt 70° 80.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-27 kt --- --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 8 sec 113° --- --- --- Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.5 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 100° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 79.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 9 sec 69° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.6 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 81.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 80.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 80.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.2 ft 10 sec 109° 16-17 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 7 sec 292° --- --- 85.3 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 10 sec 63° --- --- 84.2 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 80.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   --- --- --- --- --- 81.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 170341 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 8 PM PDT, a 1030 mb surface high was about 800 NM W of Portland, while a 1010 mb thermal low was located over southern Nevada. Gusty northwest winds and steep, choppy seas will affect much of the waters over the next several days. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 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 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 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- 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 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- 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 25 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: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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 7 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. FRI Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 841 PM PDT Sun Aug 16 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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