buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Santa Barbara

 

Current Conditions Conditions map courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tue Mar 9 18:40:02 PST 2010 Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Western Prince William Sound 1.0 ft 4 sec 13-17 kt 170° 37 °F Seal Rocks 10.8 ft 12 sec 11-17 kt 210° 41 °F Montague Strait 9.8 ft 8 sec 0-0 kt --- --- Cape Suckling 16.1 ft 12 sec 25-31 kt 230° 42 °F Cape Cleare AK 13.8 ft 11 sec 17-25 kt 250° 42 °F Fairweather Grounds 27.6 ft 14 sec 17-23 kt 270° 44 °F Northwest Gulf 17.1 ft 10 sec 0-0 kt --- --- BERING SEA --- --- 19-23 kt --- 34 °F GULF OF AK 21.3 ft 12 sec 27-33 kt 250° 40 °F Central Gulf of Alaska Buoy 20.3 ft 13 sec 15-21 kt 280° 40 °F Southeast Bering Sea 9.5 ft 8 sec 9-11 kt 210° 36 °F Central Dixon Entrance Buoy --- 11 sec 13-17 kt 160° 44 °F West Dixon Entrance 19.0 ft 13 sec 13-21 kt 260° 45 °F Shumagin Islands, AK 10.2 ft 13 sec 0-0 kt --- 40 °F North Nomad 19.7 ft 14 sec 0-0 kt --- 42 °F Nanakwa Shoal --- 2 sec 15-17 kt 270° 41 °F North Hecate Strait 9.5 ft 12 sec 9-15 kt 300° 46 °F S Aleutians 13.1 ft 12 sec 0-0 kt --- 38 °F West Moresby 22.6 ft 14 sec 19-25 kt 280° 46 °F South Hecate Strait 13.1 ft 11 sec 13-19 kt 280° 46 °F South Moresby 22.6 ft 14 sec 19-25 kt 290° 47 °F West Sea Otter 15.4 ft 16 sec 13-19 kt 300° 47 °F Middle Nomad 18.0 ft 14 sec 17-23 kt 240° 45 °F East Dellwood 20.3 ft 14 sec 19-23 kt 340° 47 °F Sentry Shoal 5.6 ft 5 sec 21-27 kt 130° 46 °F South Brooks 19.7 ft 15 sec 23-31 kt 340° 48 °F Halibut Bank --- 2 sec 1-3 kt 60° 47 °F La Perouse Bank 21.3 ft 16 sec 29-41 kt 120° 49 °F South Nomad 22.0 ft 15 sec 21-25 kt 260° 47 °F New Dungeness, WA (Hein Bank) 3.9 ft 4 sec 21-27 kt 120° 48 °F CAPE ELIZABETH 23.0 ft 15 sec 25-35 kt --- 50 °F Grays Harbor Buoy 16.1 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 50 °F Clatsop Spit, OR 15.7 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 50 °F COL RIVER BAR 21.7 ft 15 sec 29-37 kt 170° 49 °F Tillamook, OR 19.4 ft 15 sec 11-19 kt 280° 52 °F STONEWALL BANKS 17.7 ft 9 sec 11-15 kt 360° 51 °F Umpqua Buoy 14.1 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 52 °F Port Orford 12.1 ft 13 sec 5-9 kt 290° --- ST GEORGES 10.5 ft 6 sec 25-37 kt 230° 52 °F Humboldt Bay 6.8 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 53 °F EEL RIVER --- 11 sec 7-9 kt 340° 53 °F Cape Mendocino 8.5 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 54 °F PT ARENA 7.2 ft 13 sec 11-15 kt 230° 53 °F Bodega Bay 8.5 ft 11 sec 13-15 kt 290° 54 °F Point Reyes 9.6 ft 13.3 sec --- --- 52 °F SAN FRANCISCO 8.2 ft 11 sec 17-23 kt 310° 54 °F HALF MOON BAY 11.2 ft 11 sec 17-23 kt 300° --- MONTEREY 11.5 ft 14 sec 19-25 kt 320° 56 °F Monterey Canyon 8.3 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 55 °F Cabrillo Point 6.5 ft 11.1 sec --- --- 56 °F Point Sur 11.7 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 56 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN 14.8 ft 12 sec 27-33 kt --- 56 °F Diablo Canyon 9.9 ft 12.5 sec --- --- 54 °F SANTA MARIA 14.8 ft 12 sec 27-33 kt 320° 54 °F PT ARGUELLO 14.4 ft 13 sec 33-39 kt 330° 55 °F Harvest Buoy 14.5 ft 14.3 sec --- --- 55 °F Goleta Point Buoy 5.9 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 54 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA 12.1 ft 11 sec 27-33 kt --- 55 °F E. SANTA BARBARA 7.9 ft 12 sec 27-33 kt 300° 55 °F Anacapa Pass. Buoy 7.0 ft 6.2 sec --- --- 56 °F Santa Monica Bay 7.5 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 57 °F Santa Monica Basin --- --- 25-29 kt 300° 57 °F San Pedro 8.4 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 57 °F Dana Point 6.3 ft 6.7 sec --- --- 58 °F San Nicolas North 13.0 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 58 °F San Nicolas Is. 13.7 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 56 °F Camp Pendleton 6.4 ft 7.1 sec --- --- 59 °F Oceanside 7.3 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 59 °F San Elijo NSh. 7.9 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 59 °F Torrey Pines Outer 8.1 ft 7.7 sec --- --- 59 °F Scripps Pier 0.2 ft 4.0 sec 12-16 kt 314° --- Mission Bay 9.0 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 59 °F Point Loma South 10.6 ft 10.5 sec --- --- 59 °F San Clemente Basin 13.1 ft 9 sec 23-29 kt 300° 59 °F TANNER BANKS 16.4 ft 12 sec 29-39 kt 310° --- NW Hawaii 9.2 ft 9 sec 19-0 kt 60° 71 °F Northern Hawaii 10.5 ft 9 sec 19-25 kt 70° 73 °F Northern Hawaii 10.2 ft 9 sec 21-25 kt 70° 73 °F Waimea Bay Buoy 9.3 ft 8.3 sec --- --- 74 °F Mokapu Point 10.3 ft 9.1 sec --- --- 75 °F Barbers Point, HI 8.8 ft 6.7 sec --- --- 75 °F Kaumalapau 2.7 ft 11.8 sec --- --- 76 °F W HAWAII 8.5 ft 8 sec 17-19 kt 50° 76 °F SW HAWAII 9.8 ft 9 sec 19-21 kt 60° 77 °F Ipan, Guam 6.7 ft 9.9 sec --- --- 82 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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

 

Tide Tide chart courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

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 tracks archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawai‘i Institute for Astronomy

 

Surf Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

7-Day Swell Model     7-Day Wave Height    7-Day Swell Period Swell model courtesy of The Scripps Research Institute / La Jolla Surfing

 

Marine Forecast COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... Z600-100630- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... AT 22Z...OR 2 PM PST...A 1030 MB HIGH WAS LOCATED 400 NM W OF POINT CONCEPTION...WITH A 1002 MB LOW IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. BEHIND THE FRONT...MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WED NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WED NIGHT N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. THU N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. FRI NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SUN NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WED NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WED NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. THU N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. FRI W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SUN NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. WED NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. WED NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...LOWERING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. THU NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 10 FT. FRI W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 TO 8 FT. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SUN NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. WED NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. WED NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. THU NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. FRI WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. FRI NIGHT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. SAT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SUN W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. WED W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. WED NIGHT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 5 TO 7 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 12 SECONDS. THU NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. THU NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. FRI WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. FRI NIGHT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. SAT W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SUN NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 4 TO 6 FT. SWEET WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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