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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 9th, 2:45am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 5 sec 326° --- --- 38.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   16.4 ft 12 sec 213° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   12.5 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.5 ft 15 sec 266° --- --- 46.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   14.1 ft 15 sec 303° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   12.8 ft 15 sec 291° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   15.1 ft 14 sec 308° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   13.8 ft 15 sec 302° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   13.1 ft 15 sec 308° --- --- 52.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   14.1 ft 15 sec 311° --- --- 54.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   14.1 ft 15 sec 299° --- --- 53.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 33-41 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-16 kt 110° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   14.4 ft 15 sec 307° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 50° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 170° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   9.5 ft 17 sec 269° --- --- 54.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 50° 56.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 57.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 50° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 353° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   15.4 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 58.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-17 kt 160° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   19.4 ft 15 sec 320° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   14.1 ft 15 sec 305° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 40° 59.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 170° 60.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 260° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   6.2 ft 6 sec 64° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 30° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 240° --- --- 61.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 50° 57.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 273° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 272° --- --- 62.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 259° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 279° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   12.1 ft 15 sec 316° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 284° --- --- 62.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 271° --- --- 62.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 62.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 280° --- --- 63.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 62.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 63.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 30° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 30° 60.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 30° 77.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 40° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 200° 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 2 kt 330° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 320° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 56° --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 162° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 320° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 88° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 110° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 6 sec 73° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.6 ft 10 sec 10° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.9 ft 6 sec 71° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 53° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 43° --- --- 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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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 090421 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 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... 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z, or 7 PM PST, a 1030 mb high was about 300 nm west of San Francisco, extending inland to 1026 mb high pressure over the NW Great Basin. A 1015 mb low was near Los Angeles. Gusty NW winds this evening will shift to NE overnight. The NE winds will continue through the weekend. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 18 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 14 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 18 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 15 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 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- 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 12 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 TONIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight with gusts to 25 kt far eastern portion. Seas 4 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon, except far Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Eastern portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Western portion, N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW 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- 821 PM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Otherwise, N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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