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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, December 7th, 1:10am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.6 ft 7 sec 317° --- --- 44.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   12.8 ft 7 sec 120° 31-39 kt 110° --- Ocean Station PAPA   17.4 ft 12 sec 232° --- --- 47.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   4.9 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.5 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 262° --- --- 51.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.9 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- 53.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 52.7 °F Newport PWS North   9.5 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 54.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.5 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.2 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 54.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 54.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec 314° --- --- 54.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 120° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 350° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 280° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 330° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 343° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 7 sec 296° --- --- 59.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 320° --- --- 60.8 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 305° --- --- 62.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 40° 63.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 90° 63.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 63.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 70° 61.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 63.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 90° 61.0 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 64.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 63.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 63.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 63.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 63.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 313° --- --- 63.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 63.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 63.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 197° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 247° --- --- 62.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 63.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 63.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° 64.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 110° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 120° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 100° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 52° --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 356° --- --- 78.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 79.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 161° --- --- 79.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 331° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 70° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 80° 78.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.6 ft 11 sec 17° --- --- 85.1 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 83.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.2 ft 9 sec 48° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 10 sec 64° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 231° --- --- 84.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.2 ft 14 sec 227° --- --- 84.9 °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 070234 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 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... 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 00Z, or 4 PM PST, a 1029 mb surface high was centered about 675 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1013 mb was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TONIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW to N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 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- 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Eastern portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Western portion, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. 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- 634 PM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 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 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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