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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, June 23rd, 11:40am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 51.3 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   6.6 ft --- 175° 12-16 kt 90° 42.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft --- 222° 8-10 kt 120° 45.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   5.6 ft --- 222° 8 kt 110° 43.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.6 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 49.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 6 sec 279° --- --- 51.4 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 14 sec 220° --- --- 55.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 299° --- --- 58.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 57.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 313° --- --- 51.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 7 sec 326° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 328° --- --- 57.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 50° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° 58.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 7 sec 338° --- --- 52.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 230° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° 61.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 57.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 59.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 315° 4-6 kt 260° 56.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.6 ft 8 sec --- 4-6 kt 280° 60.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 61.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 61.5 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 58.8 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 57.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 60.8 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 62.6 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 189° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 195° 4-6 kt 320° 58.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 63.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 66.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 197° 8-10 kt 160° 66.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 63.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10 kt 300° 62.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 66.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 64.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 65.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 68.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 216° --- --- 67.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 68.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 237° --- --- 65.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 237° --- --- 66.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 68.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 69.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 68.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 68.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° 66.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 64.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 90° 77.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 60° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 3° --- --- 79.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 6 sec 63° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 9° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec 178° --- --- 80.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec 160° --- --- 80.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 174° --- --- 81.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 80.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.3 ft 8 sec 36° --- --- 84.2 °F Backyard Buoys   1.6 ft 8 sec 247° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   3.6 ft 8 sec 98° --- --- 83.8 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.9 ft 7 sec 223° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 11 sec 161° --- --- 82.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 11 sec 173° --- --- 82.9 °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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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 231612 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 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... 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 9 AM PDT, a 1027 mb surface high was 1000 NM SW of Seattle, while a 1006 mb low was located north of Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI 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 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT 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. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU 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 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT 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. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT 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. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 912 AM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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