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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, December 17th, 4:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   16.7 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 46.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   4.6 ft 4 sec 306° --- --- 52.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   16.7 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 53.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   15.1 ft 10 sec 250° --- --- 53.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   15.1 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 53.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   13.8 ft 9 sec 271° --- --- 54.3 °F Newport PWS North   15.7 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 54.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   16.4 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   15.4 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 54.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   14.8 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 54.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 56.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 250° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 330° 57.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.5 ft 10 sec 271° --- --- 55.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 250° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 220° 56.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 59.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 54.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 230° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 260° 59.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 59.4 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 61.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 299° --- --- 61.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 330° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 63.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 63.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 63.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 40° 62.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 222° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 61.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 64.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec 282° --- --- 64.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 63.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 63.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 62.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 62.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 63.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 63.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 240° --- --- 63.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec 280° --- --- 62.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 64.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 230° 64.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 64.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 250° 77.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 260° 77.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 170° 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 220° 77.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 15 sec 4° --- --- 77.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 14 sec 3° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 163° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 156° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 15 sec 1° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.9 ft 14 sec 3° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 120° 79.0 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.2 ft 11 sec 332° --- --- 84.6 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 73° --- --- 82.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 6 sec 63° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   6.6 ft 7 sec 78° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.2 ft 15 sec 330° --- --- 85.1 °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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San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

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

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 171024 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 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... 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 .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 1026 mb surface high was about 550 NM west of Point Conception and extending to a 1023 mb ridge in the California Central Valley. A 1012 mb thermal trough was located near Cabo San Lucas with and extending to a 1017 mb inverted trough near Santa Barbara. To the north, a 982 mb surface trough was located over British Columbia with a frontal boundary stretching across the northern California coastal waters. Winds will increase through tonight as the surface trough to the north tightens the surface pattern. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt early increasing to 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt early increasing to 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 224 AM PST Wed Dec 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW to N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening with vsby 1 NM or less. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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