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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, August 29th, 3:00am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 4 sec 177° --- --- 51.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.9 ft 9 sec 265° --- --- 59.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.0 ft 4 sec 239° 10 kt 230° 52.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 52.5 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   2.0 ft 16 sec 185° 4-6 kt 160° --- Grays Harbor, WA   2.0 ft 15 sec 219° --- --- 59.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   1.6 ft 15 sec 220° --- --- 60.6 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   2.0 ft 15 sec 256° 6-8 kt 160° 61.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   2.3 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 62.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.0 ft 15 sec 242° --- --- 51.1 °F STONEWALL BANK   2.0 ft 16 sec 179° 6 kt 140° --- Newport PWS North   2.3 ft 6 sec 330° --- --- 58.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   2.3 ft 7 sec 331° --- --- 57.6 °F Newport PWS South, OR   2.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 58.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   2.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 57.9 °F PORT ORFORD   2.3 ft 16 sec 200° 6 kt 160° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   1.6 ft 7 sec 328° --- --- 54.1 °F EEL RIVER   2.0 ft 15 sec 222° 0 kt --- 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 56.8 °F PT ARENA   2.6 ft 15 sec 199° 4-6 kt 20° 60.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 159° 8-10 kt 180° 68.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 224° --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   2.0 ft 15 sec 195° 6-8 kt 270° 61.2 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 220° --- --- 62.2 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 62.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 220° --- --- 58.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 290° 59.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 351° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Sur, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 169° --- --- 62.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   3.9 ft 15 sec 174° 14-16 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 58.3 °F SANTA MARIA   3.3 ft 16 sec 188° 8-10 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 150° --- --- 63.5 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 168° --- --- 61.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 305° 19-23 kt 320° 61.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.0 ft 5 sec 265° 10-12 kt 230° 68.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 191° --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 191° --- --- 71.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 70.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 15 sec 168° 4 kt 310° 65.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 185° --- --- 71.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   4.9 ft 5 sec 320° 17-23 kt 310° 63.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 160° --- --- 71.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 171° --- --- 70.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 72.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 70.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 72.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 161° --- --- 63.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 174° --- --- 73.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 73.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 243° --- --- 73.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 194° --- --- 73.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 9 sec 251° --- --- 73.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 174° --- --- 70.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 224° --- --- 70.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 167° --- --- 73.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.6 ft 14 sec 176° 6-8 kt 330° 68.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 138° 16-17 kt 320° 66.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 116° 10-14 kt 80° 81.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 111° 12-14 kt 80° 81.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 134° 12-14 kt 80° 79.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 81.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 110° 80.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 13° --- --- 80.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.6 ft 5 sec 83° --- --- 79.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 5 sec 87° --- --- 79.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 150° --- --- 79.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 89° --- --- 79.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 80.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 116° --- --- 80.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 111° 12-16 kt 80° 79.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 119° 14-17 kt 80° 79.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.9 ft 6 sec 73° --- --- 86.0 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 6 sec 86° --- --- 85.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.6 ft 9 sec 106° --- --- 85.6 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 9 sec 107° --- --- 86.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 10 sec 98° --- --- 82.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 10 sec 66° --- --- 83.5 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 290322 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 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... 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z, or 8 PM PDT, a 1020 mb high was 700 NM W of Point Conception while a 1012 mb low was over western Nevada. Tropical Storm Juliette was 550 NM S to SW of Los Angeles. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt near Point Conception in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt near Point Conception, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 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- 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon, strongest in the western part of the Channel. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, strongest in the western part of the Channel, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 822 PM PDT Thu Aug 28 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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