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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, August 12th, 1:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   1.0 ft --- --- --- --- 56.5 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 241° --- --- 50.0 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   4.9 ft --- 327° 12-14 kt 310° 49.8 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   5.9 ft --- 165° 17-21 kt 160° 52.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft --- 280° 12-16 kt 300° 44.2 °F Neah Bay   3.6 ft 6 sec 242° 6-8 kt 280° 53.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 53.2 °F Backyard Buoys   3.0 ft 6 sec 265° --- --- 56.3 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 7 sec 268° --- --- 55.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 6 sec 270° --- --- 61.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 6 sec 270° --- --- 62.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 7 sec 266° --- --- 52.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   3.6 ft 6 sec 286° 10 kt 360° --- ST GEORGES   7.9 ft 7 sec 313° 21-27 kt 340° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 321° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6 kt 310° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 7 sec 329° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   7.9 ft 8 sec 315° 12-16 kt 340° 53.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 27° 17-25 kt 340° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 327° --- --- 57.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 180° 58.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 8 sec --- 10-12 kt 180° 58.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 220° 63.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 302° --- --- 60.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 240° --- Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 61.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 220° 63.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- 64.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 240° 67.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 66.0 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 319° --- --- 67.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.6 ft 17 sec 235° 2-4 kt 290° 67.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   1.3 ft 10 sec 245° 2 kt 270° 69.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 75.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 183° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 230° 72.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 68.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 67.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 71.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 183° --- --- 71.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 72.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 189° --- --- 76.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 75.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 68.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 76.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 235° --- --- 74.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 72.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 76.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 5 sec 267° --- --- 73.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 214° --- --- 76.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 75.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 270° 73.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 313° 6-10 kt 260° 67.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 188° 10-12 kt 110° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 100° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 109° 12-14 kt 70° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 78° --- --- 80.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 100° 79.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 80° 17-19 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 141° 16-19 kt 60° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.6 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 84.4 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 11 sec 81° --- --- 83.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.5 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.2 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 80.2 °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 121440 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 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 1029 mb surface high was 950 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1006 mb thermal low was located near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of tstms after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT 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 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 TODAY NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI 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. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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- 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of tstms in the evening, then a slight chance of tstms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI 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 and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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- 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI 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 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 740 AM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU 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 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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