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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, July 25th, 12:20pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   1.6 ft 15 sec 156° --- --- 55.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 5 sec 211° --- --- 50.4 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   5.2 ft 8 sec 255° 8-10 kt 310° 56.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   5.6 ft 8 sec 295° 6-10 kt 320° 51.3 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   6.2 ft 8 sec 181° 12-14 kt 200° 47.5 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   3.3 ft 16 sec 175° 12-14 kt 240° 46.4 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.9 ft 6 sec 254° 19-25 kt 270° 50.9 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.3 ft 8 sec 237° 10-12 kt 240° 49.3 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.6 ft 15 sec 150° 10-12 kt 160° 43.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 8 sec 313° --- --- 53.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.3 ft 8 sec 286° --- --- 53.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.6 ft 22 sec 226° --- --- 58.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 22 sec 248° --- --- 59.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 59.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 22 sec 258° --- --- 58.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 308° --- --- 60.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 260° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° 56.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 326° --- --- 60.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 57.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 64.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 22 sec 206° --- --- 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 22 sec 245° --- --- 59.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.6 ft 5 sec 289° 12-14 kt 310° 56.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 8 sec --- 10-12 kt 300° 59.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° 60.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 291° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 22 sec 216° --- --- 55.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 56.8 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 22 sec 202° --- --- 57.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 61.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.5 ft 22 sec 207° --- --- 61.3 °F Harvest, CA   6.6 ft 22 sec 220° --- --- 61.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 306° 17-23 kt 310° 66.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 230° 68.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 22 sec 199° --- --- 75.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 22 sec 206° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 22 sec 200° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 70.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 22 sec 198° --- --- 71.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 64.2 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 22 sec --- --- --- 72.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 22 sec 181° --- --- 72.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 22 sec 212° --- --- 73.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 22 sec 202° --- --- 72.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 22 sec 222° --- --- 73.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 22 sec 199° --- --- 64.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 22 sec 205° --- --- 74.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 22 sec 237° --- --- 74.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 22 sec 244° --- --- 75.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.9 ft 22 sec 222° --- --- 75.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 74.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 22 sec 201° --- --- 73.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 22 sec 209° --- --- 73.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 186° 4 kt 280° 72.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 79.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 47° 19-25 kt 40° 78.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 60° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 37° --- --- 78.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 193° --- --- 80.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 18 sec 162° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 79.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 56° 17-21 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 10 sec 233° --- --- 86.4 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   2.6 ft 8 sec 228° --- --- 84.2 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 81.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 183° --- --- 80.8 °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 251524 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 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... 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 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 1021 mb surface high was centered 600 NM W of Point Conception and a 1004 mb thermal low was centered near Laughlin, NV with a weak trough of low pressure extending NW through central CA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. WED 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 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 k. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 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- 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. MON N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt late this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 824 AM PDT Sat Jul 25 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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