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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, September 14th, 9:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 50.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 50.5 °F Backyard Buoys   3.3 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 61.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 7 sec 298° --- --- 61.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 286° --- --- 59.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 313° --- --- 61.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 305° --- --- 58.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 315° --- --- 58.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 350° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 57.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 333° --- --- 57.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 320° 57.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 350° 66.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.8 ft 9 sec 318° --- --- 60.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° 60.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.9 ft 9 sec --- 16-17 kt 310° 62.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 330° 63.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 301° --- --- 58.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 19 kt 340° --- Point Sur, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 311° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 62.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 61.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 64.9 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 303° --- --- 66.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 310° 67.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 71.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 8 sec 242° --- --- 74.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- 71.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8 kt 250° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 73.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° 67.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 73.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 73.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 75.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 73.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 266° --- --- 74.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 9 sec 313° --- --- 66.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 74.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- 74.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 74.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 285° --- --- 74.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 287° --- --- 73.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 72.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 210° 73.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 70.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 90° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 50° 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 90° 80.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 10 sec 229° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 176° --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 60° 82.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12 kt 30° 82.2 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 86.0 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 84.7 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.6 ft 10 sec 27° --- --- 86.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.6 ft 8 sec 356° --- --- 86.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 15 sec 220° --- --- 80.8 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 142035 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 20Z or 1 PM PDT, a 1032 mb surface high was 1300 NM west of Seattle while a 1004 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 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- 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 135 PM PDT Mon Sep 14 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT W 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 and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Lewis www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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