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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, April 24th, 9:40am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 40.6 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.3 ft 7 sec 170° 10-12 kt --- 44.4 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.0 ft 8 sec 33° 14-17 kt 70° 40.3 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 9 sec 295° --- --- 48.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 7 sec 286° --- --- 51.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 52.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.6 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 51.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.3 ft 15 sec 255° --- --- 51.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 305° --- --- 50.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 260° 54.5 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 360° 52.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 49.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 52.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 80° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 55.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 54.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 235° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft 10 sec 299° --- --- 55.4 °F SD 1073   4.3 ft 9 sec --- 4-7 kt 243° 55.2 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 245° --- --- 56.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 160° 54.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 339° --- --- 54.3 °F Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 306° --- --- 55.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 130° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 54.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 55.8 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 56.7 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 57.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 55.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 56.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 58.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 58.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 57.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 59.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 57.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 57.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 183° --- --- 59.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 59.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 60.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 217° --- --- 60.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 56.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 230° --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 230° --- --- 61.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 284° --- --- 61.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 61.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10 kt 310° 59.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 310° 59.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 73.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 73.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 74.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 80° 74.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 73.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 41° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 7 sec 63° --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 170° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 147° --- --- 76.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 17 sec 189° --- --- 76.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 75.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- 85° 14-17 kt 110° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 70° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 80° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 12 sec 9° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.6 ft 13 sec 17° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.9 ft 8 sec 39° --- --- 84.4 °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 The wind model is currently unavailable :/ 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 241320 CCA CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California...CORRECTED National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1025 MB high was centered 800 NM W of San Francisco. A 1006 MB low was centered just south of Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 TODAY NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 5 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 6 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt this morning. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 6 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft. Patchy fog. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon, strongest around Point Conception. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt, strongest around Point Conception, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt late. Combined seas 10 to 12 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western portion, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 9 seconds, building to 4 to 5 ft dominant period 9 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Eastern portion. W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft dominant period 8 seconds after midnight. THU Western portion, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 5 to 10 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 4 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. THU NIGHT Western portion, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 20 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. FRI Western portion, W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Eastern portion, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. SUN W to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 620 AM PDT Wed Apr 24 2024 TODAY W to NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Western portion, W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Western portion, W winds 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt late. Eastern portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt early, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. SUN W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 5 to 7 ft. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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