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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, July 23rd, 5:25pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 8 sec 6 kt 170° 57.0 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 3 sec --- --- 49.1 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.0 ft 8 sec 4 kt 240° 55.8 °F Fairweather Ground   3.3 ft 7 sec 8-10 kt --- 58.1 °F PORTLOCK BANK   3.0 ft 12 sec 10-12 kt 190° 53.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.6 ft 5 sec 16-17 kt 260° 52.5 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.9 ft 7 sec 16-17 kt 220° 50.4 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   2.6 ft 13 sec 10-12 kt 110° 56.8 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.0 ft 9 sec 10-12 kt 100° 55.4 °F ALBATROSS BANK   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- 55.8 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.0 ft 11 sec --- --- 55.2 °F SOUTH KODIAK   3.0 ft 13 sec 8-10 kt 10° 54.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- 43.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   3.6 ft 11 sec --- --- 53.8 °F Neah Bay   5.2 ft 7 sec 6-8 kt 250° 55.2 °F New Dungeness   0.7 ft --- 10-14 kt 240° 52.0 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   5.6 ft 7 sec 17-21 kt 330° 59.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 7 sec --- --- 55.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 55.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.9 ft 7 sec 17-21 kt 340° 59.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 7 sec --- --- 61.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   7.9 ft 6 sec 21-27 kt 360° 63.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.2 ft 8 sec --- --- 54.7 °F Reedsport, OR   7.5 ft 7 sec --- --- 49.1 °F Lakeside, OR   8.2 ft 7 sec --- --- 49.6 °F ST GEORGES   10.8 ft 9 sec 25-31 kt 350° 50.4 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.5 ft 10 sec --- --- 58.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 65.7 °F EEL RIVER   11.5 ft 9 sec 19-25 kt 350° 57.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.2 ft 10 sec --- --- 50.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 6-10 kt 340° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 51.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 19-23 kt 360° --- Point Reyes, CA   8.2 ft 9 sec --- --- 53.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec --- --- 56.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.9 ft 9 sec 4-6 kt 220° 57.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.6 ft 10 sec 6-8 kt 280° 58.6 °F MONTEREY   5.9 ft 8 sec --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- 8 kt 220° 56.3 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- 55.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec --- --- 54.5 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- 54.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.2 ft 9 sec 2-6 kt 300° 57.9 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- 56.8 °F SANTA MARIA   3.9 ft 9 sec 6-10 kt 300° 60.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 7 sec --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest Southeast, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 59.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 8-10 kt 270° 65.1 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- 68.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- 65.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 71.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- 70.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 8-10 kt 280° 63.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec --- --- 72.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- 73.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec --- --- 65.1 °F Camp Pendleton Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- 75.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- 75.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- 75.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec --- --- 75.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- 73.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- 72.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 14 sec 10-12 kt 240° 72.9 °F TANNER BANK   3.9 ft 7 sec 8-10 kt 270° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 12-17 kt 60° 81.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   7.5 ft 11 sec 16-19 kt 70° 81.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.2 ft 9 sec 17-21 kt 70° 79.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- 81.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec --- --- 79.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec --- --- 80.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec --- --- 79.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- 81.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 9 sec --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   5.2 ft 9 sec 10-17 kt 60° 82.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.6 ft 9 sec 6-8 kt 100° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 80.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.0 ft 10 sec --- --- 85.8 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 11 sec --- --- 85.8 °F Woods Hole Spurs Wave Station   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.9 ft 9 sec --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 10 sec --- --- 82.9 °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

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

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 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 232115 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 20Z...or 1 PM PDT...1030 MB surface high pressure was centered 600 NM miles west of Portland Oregon and a 1000 MB thermal low was located over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT S winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT S winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. FRI NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 ft and S 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft. Patchy fog. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 215 PM PDT Sun Jul 23 2017 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. FRI W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SE swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Sweet www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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