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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 17th, 11:50am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   5.6 ft --- 131° 14-17 kt 10° 39.0 °F Cape Suckling   8.5 ft 11 sec 157° 21-25 kt 80° 42.4 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.8 ft 10 sec 193° 17-21 kt --- 42.4 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.9 ft --- 245° 10-14 kt 40° 37.2 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.6 ft 6 sec 322° 16-19 kt 360° 37.2 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   10.5 ft 9 sec 238° 16-19 kt 240° 43.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   11.8 ft --- 298° 17-23 kt 300° 37.8 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   12.8 ft --- 267° 19-25 kt 240° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   2.3 ft --- 194° --- --- 36.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   19.7 ft 11 sec 329° 23-31 kt --- 38.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 6 sec 357° --- --- 38.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.3 ft 11 sec 114° 6-10 kt --- 39.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   15.7 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 42.8 °F Neah Bay   9.8 ft 11 sec 258° 12-17 kt 160° 48.0 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.3 ft 3 sec 99° 6-8 kt 120° 47.5 °F Backyard Buoys   9.5 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   9.2 ft 10 sec 257° 12-16 kt 180° --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.5 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 49.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 49.1 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   10.5 ft 11 sec 273° 16-19 kt --- 49.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 50.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   10.8 ft 11 sec 263° 14-16 kt 180° 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 50.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   7.5 ft 10 sec 277° 12-14 kt 180° --- Newport PWS North   7.9 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   5.9 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   7.5 ft --- 240° 14-16 kt 200° 53.2 °F ST GEORGES   5.2 ft 9 sec 273° 6-8 kt 360° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   3.9 ft 8 sec 288° 12-16 kt 10° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 193° --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   3.9 ft 17 sec 169° 14-19 kt 340° 50.9 °F BODEGA BAY   3.3 ft 17 sec 188° 6-8 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   3.9 ft --- 121° 4 kt 190° --- Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 182° --- --- 52.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 225° --- --- 55.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.0 ft 16 sec 190° 6 kt 310° 54.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 11 sec --- 6-8 kt 310° 55.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 55.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 340° 55.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 356° --- --- 56.1 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 55.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   3.9 ft 16 sec 185° 8-10 kt 300° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 57.2 °F SANTA MARIA   3.9 ft 16 sec 193° 4-6 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 59.7 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 58.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.0 ft 16 sec 191° 4 kt 90° 57.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   1.6 ft 16 sec 105° 4-6 kt 350° 61.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 16 sec 181° 2-4 kt 290° 62.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 219° --- --- 63.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   4.3 ft 16 sec 197° 2-4 kt 260° 59.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 176° --- --- 64.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 181° --- --- 63.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 63.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 63.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 187° --- --- 65.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 237° --- --- 63.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 64.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 289° --- --- 64.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 184° --- --- 65.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 228° --- --- 65.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 180° --- --- 64.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 16 sec 188° 6-8 kt 280° 64.8 °F TANNER BANK   4.3 ft --- 190° 4-6 kt 270° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.5 ft --- 330° 8-10 kt 20° 73.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.5 ft 13 sec 329° 8-12 kt 20° 73.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.2 ft --- 293° 2-4 kt 220° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 4 kt 100° 74.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 75.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 9 sec 24° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.6 ft 10 sec 287° --- --- 76.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 6 sec 184° --- --- 75.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 76.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 76.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.6 ft 10 sec 298° 8-12 kt 140° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft --- 337° 2-4 kt 210° 76.8 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 15 sec 65° --- --- 80.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 162° --- --- 85.5 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 171616 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 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... 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 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 1022 mb surface high was centered about 500 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1009 mb thermal low was located in northwestern Mexico. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 916 AM PDT Tue Mar 17 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU 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 S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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