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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, June 27th, 12:40pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 6 sec 224° --- --- 46.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.6 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 49.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 279° --- --- 52.9 °F Backyard Buoys   6.6 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 8 sec 271° --- --- 56.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 9 sec 269° --- --- 59.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 58.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.9 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 307° --- --- 56.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 10° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° 57.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° 62.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 18 sec 217° --- --- 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 236° --- --- 60.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 290° 57.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.0 ft 5 sec --- 14-16 kt 290° 60.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 330° 61.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 61.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 310° --- Point Sur, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 183° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° 60.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 213° --- --- 61.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 60.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 5 sec 319° --- --- 61.5 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 60.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 220° 61.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 69.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 68.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 203° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 120° 66.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 63.1 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 70.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 176° --- --- 67.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 67.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 194° --- --- 69.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 68.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 6 sec 307° --- --- 63.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 205° --- --- 68.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 228° --- --- 67.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 68.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 68.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 280° --- --- 68.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 190° --- --- 68.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 66.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 290° 67.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 63.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 90° 79.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 90° 76.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 62° --- --- 78.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 100° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 44° --- --- 78.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 9 sec 64° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 6 sec 166° --- --- 79.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 147° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 71° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 183° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 64° --- --- 79.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 40° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.9 ft 11 sec 305° --- --- 84.4 °F Backyard Buoys   2.3 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   4.3 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 83.8 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.9 ft 8 sec 70° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 11 sec 160° --- --- 83.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 82.6 °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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Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 271510 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 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... 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 14Z or 7 AM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was 1300 NM NW of Point Conception. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds, N 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE 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. TUE 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 16 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt possible in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt possible in the evening. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt possible in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt possible in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 810 AM PDT Sat Jun 27 2026 TODAY SE 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 8 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE 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 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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