Los Angeles Surf Report

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Monday, March 18th, 8:10pm PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
3.0 ft 6 sec 202° --- --- 38.3 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
5.6 ft 10 sec --- 12-14 kt --- 42.1 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
1.3 ft 11 sec --- 4 kt 290° 38.3 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 47.7 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
5.6 ft 17 sec 271° --- --- 52.0 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
6.2 ft 17 sec 253° --- --- 49.5 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
6.6 ft 17 sec 281° --- --- 52.0 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
5.2 ft 18 sec 282° --- --- 53.1 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
6.2 ft 18 sec 279° --- --- 53.6 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
5.9 ft 18 sec 295° --- --- 54.0 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 80° 54.0 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 54.3 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
6.2 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 53.1 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 54.1 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- 298° 4-6 kt 350° 56.3 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
6.2 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 54.5 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
4.6 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- 56.7 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
5.2 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- ---
SD 1073
 
5.6 ft 12 sec --- 15-17 kt 337° 56.3 °F
Pajaro Beach South, CA
 
4.3 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 59.0 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 280° 55.9 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
3.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 59.0 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
6.6 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- 56.7 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
4.9 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 57.9 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 57.9 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
7.2 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 58.3 °F
Harvest, CA
 
6.9 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 57.9 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 56.7 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 240° 58.8 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 14 sec 210° --- --- 60.6 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
2.6 ft 13 sec 245° --- --- 58.8 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 58.5 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 160° 60.3 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 59.9 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 58.3 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 59.5 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 60.3 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 243° --- --- 61.0 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 60.4 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
5.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 59.5 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 61.3 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 61.0 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 60.4 °F
Torrey Pines Inner, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 60.8 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 61.5 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
2.6 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 61.3 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 61.2 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
3.6 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- ---
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 14-16 kt 270° 61.5 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 60.4 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 6-10 kt 110° 73.4 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 100° 73.4 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 60° 74.3 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 8 kt 90° 74.7 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.2 ft 14 sec 309° --- --- 75.0 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.6 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
4.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.7 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
3.9 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 76.1 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
2.3 ft 17 sec 168° --- --- 75.9 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
5.9 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 75.9 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
--- --- --- --- --- 75.7 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 60° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 20° 76.5 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° ---
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
6.6 ft 11 sec 65° --- --- 83.7 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
4.6 ft 14 sec 29° --- --- 84.2 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 182123 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z, or 2 PM PST, a 1028 MB surface high was located 250 NM WNW of Seattle, WA. A 1014 MB thermal trough was located along the California-Arizona border with an axis extending across the southern California coastal waters. Light to moderate west to northwest flow will continue across the coastal waters through Wednesday.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 4 to 5 ft dominant period 13 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds after midnight. SW swell 2 ft after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
N 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 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 19 seconds, building to 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds after midnight. S swell 2 ft in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain.

SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 13 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 19 seconds, building to 5 ft at 18 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. A slight chance of rain.




Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft at 13 seconds in the afternoon.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Strongest western portion. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft.

SAT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 223 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TONIGHT
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 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 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. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
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 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
W winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




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