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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 10th, 11:50am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft --- 160° 14-17 kt 350° 38.7 °F Cape Suckling   6.9 ft 10 sec 217° 8-10 kt 100° 43.2 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   9.2 ft 6 sec 106° 27-33 kt --- 43.2 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.3 ft 7 sec 292° 6-8 kt 110° 37.0 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   8.2 ft 11 sec 257° 12-14 kt 210° 43.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 9 sec 302° 19-23 kt 290° 37.9 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   9.2 ft 11 sec 273° 19-25 kt 280° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 10 sec 235° --- --- 36.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   12.1 ft 10 sec 335° 21-27 kt --- 39.0 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   8.2 ft 8 sec 15° --- --- 39.6 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.3 ft 11 sec 145° 12-17 kt --- 39.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   14.4 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 43.2 °F Neah Bay   11.2 ft 14 sec 265° 21-25 kt 180° 47.3 °F NEW DUNGENESS   3.0 ft 4 sec 133° 19-23 kt 120° 47.3 °F Backyard Buoys   10.8 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   11.5 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 49.6 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   11.2 ft 14 sec 291° 17-21 kt --- 49.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   12.1 ft 14 sec 303° --- --- 49.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   14.1 ft 14 sec 309° 16-19 kt 240° 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- --- STONEWALL BANK   10.8 ft 13 sec 299° 10-12 kt 180° --- Newport PWS North   11.2 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 51.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.8 ft 14 sec 306° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   11.8 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 51.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 52.3 °F WEST OREGON   11.8 ft 13 sec 302° 16-21 kt 250° 52.7 °F ST GEORGES   9.2 ft 13 sec 308° 4-6 kt 20° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 250° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 350° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.8 ft 11 sec 318° --- --- 53.8 °F PT ARENA   8.9 ft 11 sec 302° 21-27 kt 330° 50.9 °F BODEGA BAY   10.5 ft 9 sec 312° 23-29 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   8.9 ft 14 sec 332° 8-12 kt 350° 56.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   11.8 ft 8 sec 322° --- --- 52.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 56.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   9.2 ft 8 sec 297° 25-31 kt 320° 54.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   10.8 ft 8 sec --- 21-27 kt 310° 55.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 56.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 55.2 °F Point Sur, CA   10.5 ft 10 sec 317° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 54.1 °F SANTA MARIA   7.5 ft 9 sec 313° 16-19 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.8 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 56.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 56.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 130° 58.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 6 sec 249° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 57.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 190° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 25 sec 199° --- --- 60.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.6 ft 11 sec 299° 17-21 kt 320° 57.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 60.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 25 sec 189° --- --- 59.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 25 sec 219° --- --- 61.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 223° --- --- 60.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 211° --- --- 60.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 305° --- --- 58.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- 61.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 266° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 60.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 247° --- --- 61.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.6 ft 10 sec 296° 2 kt 240° 63.0 °F TANNER BANK   6.2 ft --- 311° 8-10 kt 320° 60.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   11.2 ft 7 sec 179° 17-21 kt 180° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 180° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft 9 sec 81° 16-19 kt 130° 73.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 85° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 140° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 69° --- --- 74.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 74° --- --- 75.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 155° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 58° --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 76.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec 77° --- --- 75.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.6 ft 9 sec 80° 14-17 kt 80° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.5 ft --- 58° 17-21 kt 100° 77.0 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 8 sec 59° --- --- 81.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 12 sec 1° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 7 sec 77° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 85.1 °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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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 101605 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 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... 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...Small Craft Advisory winds and seas are likely for the Outer Waters and northern Inner Waters today through at least Thursday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 23 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 20 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 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- 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 23 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 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- 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 22 seconds. WED NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 TODAY SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 905 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 TODAY SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 20 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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