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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, September 2nd, 9:40pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 6 sec 256° --- --- 49.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 50.7 °F Backyard Buoys   6.2 ft 9 sec 264° --- --- 61.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 10 sec 222° --- --- 60.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 9 sec 208° --- --- 60.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.2 ft 9 sec 196° --- --- 60.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 9 sec 283° --- --- 59.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.9 ft 8 sec 248° --- --- 58.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 56.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-25 kt 340° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 190° 58.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 6 sec 212° --- --- 60.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 150° 58.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 150° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 66.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 304° --- --- 61.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 291° 6 kt 250° 63.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 9 sec --- 6-8 kt 230° 62.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 8 kt 300° 60.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 295° --- --- 59.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 290° --- Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 61.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 64.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 203° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° 63.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 269° --- --- 65.7 °F Harvest, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 245° --- --- 64.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 64.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 280° 69.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 4 sec 287° --- --- 72.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 186° --- --- 68.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 71.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 71.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 300° 66.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 264° --- --- 73.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 169° --- --- 73.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 203° --- --- 75.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 201° --- --- 74.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 207° --- --- 75.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 6 sec 319° --- --- 66.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 202° --- --- 74.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 219° --- --- 75.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 232° --- --- 74.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 214° --- --- 75.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 72.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 71.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° 71.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° 68.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 80.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 80° 79.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 80.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 90° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 36° --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 9 sec 65° --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 183° --- --- 81.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 17 sec 160° --- --- 81.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 72° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 82.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 50° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   6.2 ft 11 sec 335° --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.3 ft 11 sec 60° --- --- 84.4 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.0 ft 7 sec 45° --- --- 90.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.6 ft 7 sec 280° --- --- 84.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.5 ft 7 sec 96° --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 81.1 °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 022109 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1020 mb surface high 600 NM west of Point Conception while a 1004 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada. Hurricane Marie was 1200 NM southeast of Los Angeles, moving to the northwest. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 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- 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 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. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 209 PM PDT Wed Sep 2 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 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 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 6 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Kittell www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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