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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, January 10th, 12:15am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   11.2 ft 10 sec 121° 29-37 kt 90° 41.2 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   21.0 ft 13 sec 189° 21-27 kt 180° --- CENTRAL BERING SEA   11.8 ft 9 sec 46° 23-29 kt 20° 39.2 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   14.8 ft 11 sec 182° 25-31 kt 190° 40.1 °F SOUTH KODIAK   16.1 ft 11 sec 176° 8-10 kt 80° 41.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   12.5 ft 11 sec 27° --- --- 41.2 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   13.1 ft 13 sec 26° 19-25 kt 30° 40.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   18.0 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 44.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 48.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.9 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 9 sec 263° --- --- 46.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.5 ft 9 sec 271° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   8.5 ft 12 sec 302° --- --- 52.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.2 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 54.0 °F PORT ORFORD   7.9 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 301° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 110° 54.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 330° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   7.2 ft 14 sec 306° 2-6 kt 100° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   5.2 ft 5 sec 188° 17-21 kt 180° 59.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 54.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 10° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   9.5 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 360° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 130° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.8 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 58.5 °F Harvest, CA   9.5 ft 14 sec 309° --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   8.2 ft 15 sec 299° 0-4 kt --- 59.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.3 ft 14 sec 260° 2-4 kt 350° 59.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 261° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 248° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.3 ft 16 sec 246° 4 kt 300° 60.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 40° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 61.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 258° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 264° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 246° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.2 ft 14 sec 312° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 256° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 254° --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 271° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 296° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 274° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 61.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 280° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   5.9 ft 15 sec 291° 12-14 kt 80° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 317° 10-12 kt 40° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 190° 78.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 170° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 160° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 2 kt 130° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 66° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 78.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 9 sec 154° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 106° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 107° 16-17 kt 60° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 77.9 °F Ipan, Guam   7.9 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 8 sec 49° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 6 sec 80° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 8 sec 49° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 9 sec 35° --- --- 85.6 °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 100205 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 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... 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 02Z, or 6 PM PST, a 1040 mb surface high was over Nevada and will change little through the weekend. Gusty NE winds will continue through the weekend nearshore, strongest across the southern waters. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY... TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY... TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY... TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, E 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 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- 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt early becoming 20 to 30 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt early becoming 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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- 605 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt nearshore along the Malibu Coast. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt along the Malibu Coast. San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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