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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 11th, 7:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   12.8 ft 13 sec 152° 19-23 kt 100° 40.6 °F Cape Suckling   21.7 ft 13 sec 159° 16-21 kt 140° 43.2 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   18.7 ft 14 sec 195° 16-19 kt 190° 43.2 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 8 sec 228° 6-10 kt 200° 40.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   12.5 ft 10 sec 25° 23-31 kt 20° 39.0 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   18.4 ft --- 205° 10-16 kt 170° 45.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   14.4 ft 13 sec 172° 6-10 kt 50° 40.1 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   19.0 ft --- 193° 8-14 kt 170° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   13.1 ft --- 55° 21-27 kt 30° 39.2 °F SOUTH KODIAK   9.8 ft --- 147° 16-19 kt 260° 41.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   17.7 ft 11 sec 15° --- --- 40.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   14.8 ft 11 sec 5° 21-27 kt 20° 40.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.8 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   10.8 ft 12 sec 250° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 51.3 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   12.1 ft 11 sec 252° 23-27 kt --- 52.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   12.1 ft 12 sec 253° --- --- 52.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   11.5 ft --- 235° 21-25 kt 190° 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 12 sec 265° --- --- 52.2 °F Newport PWS North   9.2 ft 10 sec 250° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.2 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.2 ft 10 sec 250° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 54.0 °F WEST OREGON   13.1 ft --- 269° 21-25 kt 200° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 27-31 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 110° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6 kt 20° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° 55.4 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   7.2 ft 19 sec 287° 10-14 kt 200° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 283° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 20° 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   3.0 ft 14 sec 269° 2-4 kt 350° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6 kt 40° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 58.3 °F Harvest, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 58.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 270° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 59.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 218° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 5 sec 42° --- --- 59.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 60.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.9 ft 14 sec 246° 6-8 kt 320° 59.7 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 10 sec 270° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 60.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 61.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 360° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   3.9 ft --- 298° 8-10 kt 360° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   10.2 ft 14 sec 328° 12-14 kt 230° 77.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   10.5 ft --- 318° 12-16 kt 230° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   15.7 ft --- 330° 12-17 kt 180° 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 170° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   9.2 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 160° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.5 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   11.2 ft 17 sec 341° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 16 sec 340° 12-14 kt 70° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.2 ft --- 329° 10-12 kt 80° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 8 sec 97° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 7 sec 50° --- --- 84.7 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.9 ft 7 sec 86° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 85.6 °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 110912 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 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... 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 1 AM PST, a 1047 mb surface high was over Colorado. Gusty northeast winds nearshore will continue through at least early this week, strongest off the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 18 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 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- 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. MON NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gust to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, bWave Detail: NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. ecoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 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- 112 AM PST Sun Jan 11 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. 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 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 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. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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