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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 14th, 9:15am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp FAIRWEATHER GROUND   21.7 ft 14 sec 183° 16-21 kt 250° --- Ocean Station PAPA   13.8 ft 13 sec 173° --- --- 43.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 12 sec 299° --- --- 48.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.2 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 49.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.2 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 48.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 255° --- --- 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   7.2 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 52.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.2 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.2 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   9.8 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 12 sec 283° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 40° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 360° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6 kt 350° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 20° 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 54.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 55.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 50° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 346° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.9 ft 13 sec 296° 0-2 kt --- 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 200° 59.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 50° 60.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 61.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 60.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 61.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 61.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 60.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 62.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 60.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 60.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 61.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 61.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 59.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 62.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 12 sec 279° 2-4 kt 270° 63.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 220° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 220° 77.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 160° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 323° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 352° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 10 sec 8° --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 315° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 150° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 320° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 110° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 120° 78.1 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 7 sec 82° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.3 ft 9 sec 70° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 9 sec 51° --- --- 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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 141106 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 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... 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z, or 2 AM PST, a 1040 mb high was centered over Idaho and will persist through the week. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 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- 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt early becoming E. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt early becoming 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, E wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 306 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Kittell www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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