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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, October 20th, 4:00pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.6 ft 10 sec 165° 10-14 kt 240° 49.3 °F Cape Suckling   14.4 ft --- 200° 25-31 kt 240° 49.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   8.5 ft 7 sec 250° --- --- 47.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   12.5 ft 11 sec 201° 27-33 kt 250° 49.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   21.7 ft --- 221° 19-29 kt 260° 50.5 °F PORTLOCK BANK   12.5 ft 11 sec 205° 21-25 kt 240° 47.1 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.6 ft 6 sec 210° 25-29 kt 240° 46.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.9 ft 7 sec 343° 14-19 kt 300° 45.3 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   21.0 ft 11 sec 250° 19-25 kt 230° 52.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   14.8 ft 11 sec 217° 23-29 kt 240° 50.2 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   15.1 ft 12 sec 246° 23-27 kt 250° --- ALBATROSS BANK   10.2 ft 10 sec 204° 21-27 kt 250° 49.6 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.3 ft 9 sec 228° 10-12 kt 240° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 9 sec 223° 14-16 kt 290° --- SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   9.5 ft 8 sec 232° 25-31 kt 280° 48.6 °F SOUTH KODIAK   12.8 ft 9 sec 236° 23-29 kt 270° 49.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft 9 sec 231° 14-17 kt 280° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 9 sec 264° 4-6 kt 140° --- Ocean Station PAPA   13.5 ft 11 sec 254° --- --- 54.7 °F Neah Bay   5.2 ft 9 sec 276° 14-17 kt 80° 50.9 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 4 kt 360° --- Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 50.2 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   5.9 ft --- 294° 4-6 kt 310° 55.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 55.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 54.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.9 ft --- 302° 12-14 kt 30° 56.5 °F WEST WASHINGTON   7.5 ft 8 sec 305° 12-14 kt 340° 60.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 56.5 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.9 ft --- 306° 16-17 kt 10° 58.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 53.1 °F STONEWALL BANK   7.2 ft --- 295° 8-10 kt 10° --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 55.0 °F PORT ORFORD   7.9 ft --- 304° 6-10 kt 160° 54.7 °F WEST OREGON   9.5 ft --- 345° 17-21 kt 20° --- ST GEORGES   7.5 ft --- 295° 2-4 kt 210° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 56.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   8.9 ft --- 6° 14-17 kt 350° 65.5 °F EEL RIVER   8.9 ft --- 293° 4-6 kt 350° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 56.1 °F PT ARENA   9.8 ft --- 302° 8-10 kt 320° 57.9 °F BODEGA BAY   7.9 ft --- 306° 4-6 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   11.2 ft --- 327° 21-25 kt 30° 64.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 311° --- --- 61.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.9 ft 13 sec 283° 8-10 kt 320° --- HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 12 sec --- 10-12 kt 330° 65.3 °F MONTEREY   7.9 ft --- 300° 8-12 kt 320° 66.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 66.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 300° --- Point Sur, CA   9.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 65.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   7.2 ft --- 269° 6-10 kt 320° 63.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 67.5 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 67.1 °F SANTA MARIA   5.9 ft 16 sec 236° 6-8 kt 290° 69.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 70.0 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 69.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.2 ft 15 sec 223° 6-8 kt 280° 70.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.9 ft 11 sec 277° 4-6 kt 270° 71.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 73.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   4.3 ft --- 190° 6-8 kt 170° 71.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 73.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.6 ft --- 186° 8-12 kt 250° 70.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 73.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 73.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 73.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 74.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 74.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.2 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 69.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 74.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 232° --- --- 73.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 73.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 73.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 287° --- --- 73.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 75.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 74.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 205° 10-12 kt 250° 68.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 9 sec 89° 16-19 kt 70° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   8.2 ft 9 sec 90° 16-19 kt 80° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 8 sec 74° 16-21 kt 60° 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 79.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 6 sec 32° --- --- 79.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 223° --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 131° --- --- 81.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 81.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   8.2 ft 8 sec 77° 17-21 kt 60° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.5 ft 8 sec 64° 21-25 kt 50° 81.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   9.2 ft --- 63° 19-23 kt 70° 82.2 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.9 ft 8 sec 272° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.9 ft 13 sec 18° --- --- 84.4 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   4.9 ft 10 sec 41° --- --- 84.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.6 ft 8 sec 360° --- --- 84.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 9 sec 195° --- --- 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 202214 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 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, there was a 1008 mb low was 500 NM W of Point Conception. This low and associated cold front will impact our coastal waters late tonight through Thursday, bringing potential for heavy showers, thunderstorms, and possible waterspouts. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. WED SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. WED NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. WED SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. WED NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening. Rain. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. WED SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. WED NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. WED SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. WED NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 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 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. WED SE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. WED NIGHT E wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. FRI Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 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 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 314 PM PDT Tue Oct 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. WED NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. THU 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 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain with a slight chance of tstms. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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