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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, December 10th, 2:15am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 5 sec 242° --- --- 44.1 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   7.2 ft 7 sec 114° --- --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   11.2 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 46.9 °F Neah Bay   9.5 ft 9 sec 258° 16-19 kt 250° --- NEW DUNGENESS   1.0 ft 11 sec 216° 12-14 kt 150° --- Grays Harbor, WA   10.5 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 52.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 52.3 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   11.2 ft 12 sec 283° 21-27 kt --- 53.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.5 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 53.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.2 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 54.0 °F STONEWALL BANK   9.8 ft 12 sec 288° 17-21 kt 210° --- Newport PWS North   9.2 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 55.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.2 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 55.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 12 sec 300° --- --- 55.0 °F PORT ORFORD   9.5 ft 12 sec 299° 12-14 kt 220° --- ST GEORGES   8.9 ft 14 sec 297° 2-4 kt 150° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 287° 4-6 kt 30° 53.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec 301° --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   7.5 ft 13 sec 301° 16-19 kt 350° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   8.5 ft 13 sec 302° 10-12 kt 80° 56.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   7.5 ft 12 sec 293° 4-8 kt 270° --- San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   6.6 ft 12 sec 297° 14-16 kt 80° 56.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 10° 56.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 345° --- --- 55.8 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 309° 12-16 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   7.5 ft 12 sec 304° 16-19 kt 10° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec 306° --- --- 62.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   6.6 ft 13 sec 308° 6-8 kt 60° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.3 ft 11 sec 276° 4 kt 60° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 7 sec 244° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.3 ft 8 sec 259° 2-4 kt 70° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 280° --- --- 63.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   7.2 ft 13 sec 309° 4-6 kt 330° --- San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 266° --- --- 63.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 171° --- --- 63.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 62.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 176° --- --- 63.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 63.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 62.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 230° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 63.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 226° --- --- 62.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 64.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.0 ft 12 sec 270° 4 kt 290° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- 315° 4 kt 270° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 323° 10-14 kt 220° 78.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 317° 10-14 kt 220° 78.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 318° 12-14 kt 130° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 4 kt 140° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 6 sec 167° --- --- 79.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 87° 6-8 kt 120° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 324° 14-16 kt 70° 79.0 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.6 ft 12 sec 32° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 11 sec 75° --- --- 83.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 11 sec 14° --- --- 85.6 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 7 sec 120° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 84.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 334° --- --- 84.7 °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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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 100441 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 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... 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z, or 8 PM PST, a 1026 MB surface high was 600 NM W of Point Conception and a 1016 MB trough was over southern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 841 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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