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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, March 28th, 12:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 225° --- --- 36.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   10.8 ft 8 sec 330° --- --- 41.7 °F Backyard Buoys   5.2 ft 10 sec 265° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.6 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 48.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 49.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 50.4 °F Newport PWS North   6.9 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 50.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.9 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 50.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 51.4 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 7 sec 323° --- --- 52.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 10° 52.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 49.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 51.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 100° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 60° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.5 ft 12 sec 308° --- --- 51.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 279° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 150° 53.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.9 ft 11 sec --- 4-6 kt 210° 54.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 55.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 210° 55.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 345° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 55.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 61.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 10° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 57.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 60.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6 kt 290° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 64.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 276° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 62.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 221° --- --- 63.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 320° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 64.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 181° --- --- 64.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 65.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 66.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 65.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 188° --- --- 67.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 66.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 67.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 68.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 66.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 64.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 66.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 330° 66.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 62.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 72.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 40° 72.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec 12° --- --- 75.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 10° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 21° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 11 sec 10° --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 13 sec 163° --- --- 75.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 74.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 76.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 40° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 77.7 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.6 ft 13 sec 5° --- --- 82.0 °F Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 11 sec 68° --- --- 81.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 11 sec 165° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 152° --- --- 85.8 °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 281422 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 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... 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1026 mb high was centered 550 NM NW of seattle, while a 1008 mb low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 1q5 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning, then patchy fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 722 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 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 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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