SB QUICK-CHECK
California Surf Report
| Wed Jan 7 02:10:02 PST 2009 :: source | ||||||||
| buoy | swell | wind | temp | |||||
| Fairweather Gnds. |  |
6.9 ft | 10 sec | 5-7 kt | 170° | 42 °F | ||
| Northwest Gulf |  |
4.9 ft | 5 sec | 0-0 kt | --- | 32 °F | ||
| Bering Sea |  |
7.2 ft | 8 sec | 19-25 kt | 60° | 37 °F | ||
| Cape Edgecumbe | |
4.9 ft | 9 sec | 5-7 kt | 70° | 41 °F | ||
| Gulf of Alaska | |
5.2 ft | 11 sec | 0-3 kt | --- | 40 °F | ||
| Albatross Banks |  |
4.6 ft | 13 sec | 0-0 kt | --- | 39 °F | ||
| Southeast Bering Sea |  |
--- | --- | 19-23 kt | 60° | 37 °F | ||
| W Moresby CAN | |
11.2 ft | 12 sec | 1-5 kt | 260° | 44 °F | ||
| Shumagin Islands, AK | |
6.2 ft | 13 sec | 0-0 kt | --- | 39 °F | ||
| W Dixon Entr. CAN | |
8.9 ft | 12 sec | 13-15 kt | 0° | 43 °F | ||
| S Moresby CAN | |
12.1 ft | 11 sec | 1-5 kt | 200° | 44 °F | ||
| W Sea Otter CAN | |
11.2 ft | 10 sec | 17-19 kt | 250° | 45 °F | ||
| Middle Nomad CAN | |
14.1 ft | 11 sec | 13-15 kt | 240° | 43 °F | ||
| East Dellwood CAN | |
14.1 ft | 12 sec | 19-23 kt | 250° | 45 °F | ||
| South Brooks CAN | |
16.1 ft | 12 sec | 19-23 kt | 240° | 45 °F | ||
| La Perouse Bk. CAN | |
14.4 ft | 13 sec | 21-27 kt | 240° | 47 °F | ||
| Neah Bay, WA | |
13.1 ft | 11 sec | 21-25 kt | 260° | 46 °F | ||
| South Nomad CAN | |
14.1 ft | 11 sec | 19-23 kt | 240° | 45 °F | ||
| C Elizabeth | |
15.7 ft | 11 sec | 0-0 kt | --- | 48 °F | ||
| Grays Harbor Buoy | |
15.1 ft | 10.5 sec | --- | --- | 45 °F | ||
| Col River Bar | |
--- | --- | 25-31 kt | 220° | 32 °F | ||
| Washington | |
13.1 ft | 11 sec | 21-25 kt | 230° | 48 °F | ||
| Stonewall Bank | |
14.1 ft | 12 sec | 23-27 kt | 200° | 49 °F | ||
| Umpqua Buoy | |
14.2 ft | 11.1 sec | --- | --- | 49 °F | ||
| Port Orford | |
10.2 ft | 13 sec | 17-23 kt | 180° | 50 °F | ||
| Oregon Buoy | |
12.1 ft | 10 sec | 21-25 kt | 230° | 54 °F | ||
| St Georges | |
8.9 ft | 11 sec | 7-9 kt | 170° | 49 °F | ||
| SE Papa | |
12.1 ft | 8 sec | 0-0 kt | --- | 57 °F | ||
| Humboldt Bay | |
9.7 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 50 °F | ||
| Eel River | |
10.8 ft | 14 sec | 3-5 kt | 230° | 50 °F | ||
| Cape Mendocino | |
11.2 ft | 15.4 sec | --- | --- | 51 °F | ||
| Pt. Arena | |
9.2 ft | 14 sec | 9-11 kt | 360° | 53 °F | ||
| Bodega | |
9.2 ft | 15 sec | 1-3 kt | 360° | 51 °F | ||
| California Buoy | |
9.2 ft | 13 sec | 7-9 kt | 240° | 57 °F | ||
| Point Reyes | |
10.1 ft | 13.3 sec | --- | --- | 51 °F | ||
| San Francisco Bar | |
8.4 ft | 15.4 sec | --- | --- | 51 °F | ||
| San Francisco | |
8.5 ft | 14 sec | 1-5 kt | 40° | 51 °F | ||
| Half Moon Bay | |
9.8 ft | 14 sec | 9-11 kt | 10° | 32 °F | ||
| Monterey Bay | |
8.9 ft | 15 sec | 11-13 kt | 30° | 53 °F | ||
| Monterey Canyon | |
7.0 ft | 11.1 sec | --- | --- | 52 °F | ||
| Cabrillo Point | |
4.2 ft | 10.5 sec | --- | --- | 52 °F | ||
| Point Sur | |
9.6 ft | 13.3 sec | --- | --- | 53 °F | ||
| Cape San Martin | |
8.9 ft | 15 sec | 7-11 kt | 350° | 54 °F | ||
| Diablo Canyon | |
7.3 ft | 10.5 sec | --- | --- | 53 °F | ||
| Santa Maria | |
7.5 ft | 14 sec | 11-15 kt | 310° | 53 °F | ||
| Pt Arguello | |
9.5 ft | 14 sec | 21-25 kt | 330° | 54 °F | ||
| Goleta Point Buoy | |
3.8 ft | 13.3 sec | --- | --- | 56 °F | ||
| W Santa Barb. Ch. | |
8.2 ft | 14 sec | 0-0 kt | --- | 54 °F | ||
| Pt. Conception | |
9.5 ft | 15 sec | 13-15 kt | 350° | 32 °F | ||
| E Santa Barb. Ch. |  |
5.6 ft | 16 sec | 0-1 kt | --- | 56 °F | ||
| Anacapa Pass. Buoy | |
4.6 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 56 °F | ||
| Santa Monica Bay | |
3.4 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| Catalina Rdg | |
3.6 ft | 15 sec | 1-1 kt | 290° | 56 °F | ||
| S Santa Rosa Is. | |
8.5 ft | 15 sec | 7-9 kt | 360° | 55 °F | ||
| San Pedro | |
3.7 ft | 8.3 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| Dana Point | |
2.8 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| San Nicolas North | |
6.4 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 56 °F | ||
| Camp Pendleton | |
2.7 ft | 15.4 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| San Nicolas Is. | |
8.1 ft | 15.4 sec | --- | --- | 55 °F | ||
| Oceanside | |
2.8 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| Torrey Pines Outer | |
3.5 ft | 15.4 sec | --- | --- | 58 °F | ||
| Scripps Pier | |
2.5 ft | 7.5 sec | 1-5 kt | 64° | --- | ||
| Mission Bay | |
3.2 ft | 13.3 sec | --- | --- | 58 °F | ||
| Imperial Beach | |
3.8 ft | 15.4 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| Point Loma South | |
4.7 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 57 °F | ||
| San Clemente Basin | |
6.2 ft | 16 sec | 3-3 kt | --- | 58 °F | ||
| Tanner Banks | |
7.9 ft | 16 sec | 7-9 kt | 320° | 32 °F | ||
| NW Hawaii | |
8.5 ft | 13 sec | 11-15 kt | 90° | 76 °F | ||
| Waimea Bay Buoy | |
4.9 ft | 14.3 sec | --- | --- | 77 °F | ||
| Mokapu Point | |
5.6 ft | 9.9 sec | --- | --- | 75 °F | ||
| Kaumalapau | |
2.6 ft | 11.1 sec | --- | --- | 77 °F | ||
| W Hawaii | |
8.9 ft | 9 sec | 17-23 kt | 60° | 78 °F | ||
| SE Hawaii | |
9.8 ft | 10 sec | 15-19 kt | 80° | 77 °F | ||
| SW Hawaii | |
8.5 ft | 10 sec | 17-21 kt | 80° | 76 °F | ||
| Ipan, Guam | |
6.5 ft | 7.7 sec | --- | --- | 83 °F | ||
| Christmas Is. | |
--- | --- | 13-17 kt | 100° | 76 °F | ||
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY... Z600-071115- 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 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 SURFACE HIGH WAS CENTERED ABOUT 650 NM W OF PT CONCEPTION...WHILE A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH WAS CENTERED OVER THE INNER WATERS. WEAK TO MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE OUTER WATERS...WHILE A WEAK FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE INNER WATERS. A BUILDING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 11 TO 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT. SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT LATE. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 10 TO 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS. THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 8 TO 10 FT. SAT AND SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS WAVES 2 FT OE LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 9 TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO 9 FT AT 13 SECONDS. THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 TO 7 FT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED...SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SUN...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 910 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED...SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT AT 13 SECONDS. THU...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SAT AND SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HALL/SWEET WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES |
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