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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, September 19th, 5:40am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.3 ft --- --- --- --- 50.2 °F SOUTH KODIAK   10.8 ft 8 sec 179° 14-19 kt 160° 55.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 8 sec 292° --- --- 50.9 °F Backyard Buoys   2.3 ft 9 sec 283° --- --- 61.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 8 sec 303° --- --- 60.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 6 sec 315° --- --- 61.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec 317° --- --- 61.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 312° 6-10 kt 10° --- Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 323° --- --- 57.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 337° --- --- 59.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 10° 55.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 339° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 57.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 10° 66.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec 325° --- --- 60.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 60.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.2 ft 7 sec --- 14-17 kt 310° 60.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 330° 60.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 289° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 310° --- Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 7 sec 308° --- --- 60.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° 63.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 292° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 68.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 323° --- --- 65.5 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 323° --- --- 65.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 67.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10 kt 250° 70.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 72.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 219° --- --- 73.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 279° --- --- 71.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 80° 72.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 73.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 69.1 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 273° --- --- 72.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 281° --- --- 73.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 73.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 219° --- --- 73.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 73.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 313° --- --- 65.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 221° --- --- 73.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 236° --- --- 72.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 246° --- --- 73.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 73.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 282° --- --- 74.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 72.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 18 sec 221° --- --- 72.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 310° 73.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 330° 69.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 80° 79.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 90° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 30° --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 81.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 17 sec 196° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 168° --- --- 82.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 7 sec 65° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 10 sec 100° --- --- 81.5 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   7.9 ft 9 sec 80° 17-21 kt 60° 82.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 82.8 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 84.7 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 13 sec 44° --- --- 84.2 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   4.6 ft 10 sec 10° --- --- 86.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.3 ft 9 sec 335° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 13 sec 179° --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 81.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 191013 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 08Z or 1 AM PDT, a 1024 mb surface high was centered 800 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1014 mb thermal low was just of the coast of Los Angeles, CA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE 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 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. TUE N 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 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 313 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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