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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, October 1st, 3:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 7 sec 199° 10-12 kt 180° 52.0 °F Cape Suckling   4.9 ft 7 sec 229° 14-16 kt 140° 52.5 °F Lower Cook Inlet   3.9 ft 6 sec 202° --- --- 48.2 °F CAPE CLEARE   4.9 ft 7 sec 230° 14-19 kt 230° 50.7 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.2 ft 8 sec 248° 10-14 kt 140° 53.4 °F PORTLOCK BANK   4.9 ft 8 sec 297° 8-12 kt 360° 49.8 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   1.6 ft 5 sec 220° 4-6 kt 180° 48.7 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   10.8 ft 8 sec 107° 21-25 kt 80° 49.1 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   5.6 ft 9 sec 262° 10-14 kt 190° 53.4 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   4.6 ft 8 sec 257° 4-6 kt 310° 53.6 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.6 ft 8 sec 266° 14-16 kt 240° --- ALBATROSS BANK   3.3 ft 7 sec 230° 6-8 kt 50° 53.8 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   12.5 ft 10 sec 84° 17-21 kt 90° 49.1 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   7.9 ft 6 sec 78° 29-35 kt 80° 52.0 °F SOUTH KODIAK   3.9 ft 13 sec 164° 19-25 kt 130° 52.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   15.1 ft 9 sec 28° 29-35 kt 30° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft 9 sec 184° 16-19 kt 70° 45.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.9 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 55.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 10 sec 299° --- --- 50.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 60.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.2 ft 7 sec 261° 16-17 kt 210° 61.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 313° --- --- 59.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 289° 8 kt 260° 62.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 11 sec 304° --- --- 56.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.6 ft 10 sec 294° 12-14 kt 350° --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST OREGON   4.6 ft --- 308° 8-10 kt 260° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 56.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   5.2 ft --- 215° 12 kt 220° 66.9 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 55.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 334° --- --- 60.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 57.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   5.2 ft --- 323° 12-14 kt 360° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 320° --- --- 58.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 210° 59.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 9 sec --- 6-8 kt 190° 61.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 230° 61.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 301° --- --- 60.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 250° --- Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 301° --- --- 60.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 310° 61.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- 64.8 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 64.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 65.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 319° --- --- 66.2 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 68.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 280° 68.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 213° --- --- 74.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 71.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 72.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 71.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 66.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 240° --- --- 73.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 73.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 73.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 207° --- --- 74.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 213° --- --- 73.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 70.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 74.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 73.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 239° --- --- 73.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 73.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 73.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 72.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 72.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° --- TANNER BANK   6.2 ft 10 sec 315° 10-12 kt 310° 69.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   8.5 ft 8 sec 142° 19-25 kt 100° 78.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   8.9 ft 8 sec 162° 19-25 kt 100° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   4.9 ft 13 sec 147° 12-14 kt 100° 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 120° 79.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 10 sec 345° --- --- 80.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 6 sec 84° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 9 sec 271° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 81.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.4 °F WESTERN HAWAII   5.9 ft 14 sec 172° 14-17 kt 150° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.9 ft 13 sec 167° 10-14 kt 50° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   4.6 ft 14 sec 137° 10-14 kt 110° 81.1 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 6 sec 273° --- --- 84.0 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 13 sec 41° --- --- 84.0 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   6.9 ft 13 sec 53° --- --- 86.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.3 ft 9 sec 300° --- --- 84.2 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.5 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 81.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.5 ft 10 sec 128° --- --- 82.0 °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 011431 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1021 mb surface high was centered over the eastern pacific, while a 1007 mb surface low was 680 NM W of Seattle, WA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 TODAY NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 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 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 731 AM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT 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 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN 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 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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