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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, July 20th, 8:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 7 sec 221° --- --- 50.9 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft --- 262° 14-16 kt 250° 43.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.2 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 53.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 6 sec 294° --- --- 49.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 9 sec 298° --- --- 57.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec 292° --- --- 58.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 59.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 8 sec 311° --- --- 50.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 329° --- --- 55.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 10° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 58.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 280° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 20° 64.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 59.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 60.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft --- 302° 6-8 kt 300° 57.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 12 sec --- 6-8 kt 320° 61.0 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 60.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 58.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 290° --- Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 59.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 198° --- --- 61.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 61.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 177° --- --- 63.0 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 171° --- --- 66.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 296° 16-17 kt 290° 64.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 250° 67.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 200° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 193° --- --- 69.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6 kt 300° 71.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 156° --- --- 70.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 67.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 163° --- --- 71.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 70.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 74.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 194° --- --- 72.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 205° --- --- 74.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 196° --- --- 65.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 73.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 230° --- --- 74.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 225° --- --- 76.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 204° --- --- 75.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- 76.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 73.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 260° 72.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6 kt 270° 65.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 70° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec 30° --- --- 79.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 80.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec 157° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   2.6 ft 7 sec 256° --- --- 84.4 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 6 sec 260° --- --- 84.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.5 ft 20 sec 177° --- --- 81.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.5 ft 18 sec 213° --- --- 80.6 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 202132 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 230 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 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... 157 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 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, the remnants of Tropical Storm Elida were 600 NM southwest of Point Conception and moving northward, but will stay away from the nearshore waters. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 157 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 157 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Slight chance of showers. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 230 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. Slight chance of showers. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 230 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. Slight chance of showers. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 157 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 157 PM PDT Mon Jul 20 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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