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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, December 28th, 3:10am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 3 sec 71° --- --- 40.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   14.8 ft 12 sec 230° --- --- 45.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 11 sec 303° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 48.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 9 sec 302° --- --- 50.2 °F Newport PWS North   6.9 ft 11 sec 326° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 320° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 324° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.9 ft 12 sec 323° --- --- 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 10 sec 340° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 360° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.5 ft 12 sec 322° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 30° 59.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 54.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 360° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 343° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- 59.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 130° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 60.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 312° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 160° 58.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 242° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 261° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 261° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 80° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 242° --- --- 62.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 330° 58.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 62.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 61.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 8 sec 238° --- --- 62.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 270° --- --- 62.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 61.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 62.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 280° --- --- 63.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 284° --- --- 63.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 62.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 63.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 10° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 64.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 76.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 160° 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 160° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 30° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 269° --- --- 78.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 8 sec 163° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 10 sec 202° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 78.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   8.2 ft 11 sec 325° --- --- 84.4 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 14 sec 68° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.9 ft 13 sec 9° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   6.2 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 333° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec 324° --- --- 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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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 280411 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 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... 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 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 1008 mb low was located over western Nevada. Large, steep seas across the outer waters will gradually diminish through this weekend. Gusty offshore winds will affect the coastal waters on Sunday, then strengthen Sunday night into Monday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 TONIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. THU SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 10 seconds, NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. THU SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... TONIGHT NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. THU SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... TONIGHT NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft late. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N to NR wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. THU SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 TONIGHT N to NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW 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 9 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 811 PM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Gomberg/Schoenfeld www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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