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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, December 12th, 9:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 7 sec 233° --- --- 43.9 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   2.3 ft 8 sec 206° 10-14 kt 140° --- Ocean Station PAPA   18.7 ft 11 sec 120° --- --- 46.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 11 sec 297° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 54.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 53.1 °F Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 55.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 55.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 55.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 12 sec 288° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 287° 4 kt 330° 53.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 53.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 210° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 279° 14-16 kt 80° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 70° 61.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 279° 17-19 kt 90° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 56.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 130° 59.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 60.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 150° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 60.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 160° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 14 sec 297° --- --- 61.2 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- 62.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 290° 6-8 kt 250° 61.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 286° 4-8 kt 290° 63.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 262° 6-10 kt 320° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 270° 61.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 64.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 64.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 235° --- --- 63.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 245° --- --- 64.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 63.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 63.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 64.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- 63.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 64.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 64.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 64.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 277° 2-4 kt 320° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 63.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 170° 78.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 190° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 329° 8-10 kt 100° 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 150° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 332° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec 353° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 78.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.3 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 78.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 337° --- --- 78.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 77° --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 90° 78.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 100° 78.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.9 ft 9 sec 44° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 9 sec 63° --- --- 83.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 7 sec 86° --- --- 85.6 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 6 sec 72° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 11 sec 212° --- --- 85.3 °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 122117 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 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... 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 18Z, or 10 AM PST, a 1032 MB surface high extended from 200 miles west of northern California to western Colorado. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SAT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less 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 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 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- 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 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- 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 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 4 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 117 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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