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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, August 18th, 10:10pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft 9 sec 14-16 kt 110° 57.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 6 sec --- --- 51.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.6 ft 8 sec 17-19 kt 110° 57.2 °F Fairweather Ground   4.6 ft 7 sec 6-8 kt --- 58.8 °F PORTLOCK BANK   3.9 ft 6 sec 12-16 kt 230° 54.3 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 4 sec 19-23 kt 240° 52.9 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   3.9 ft 7 sec 6-8 kt 60° 52.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   7.2 ft 9 sec 17-19 kt 230° 57.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.9 ft 10 sec 14-17 kt 220° 58.5 °F ALBATROSS BANK   6.9 ft 9 sec --- --- 55.9 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   4.3 ft 7 sec --- --- 54.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   7.5 ft 8 sec 16-19 kt 240° 55.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.3 ft 9 sec --- --- 48.2 °F Neah Bay   5.6 ft 7 sec 8-10 kt 220° 54.3 °F New Dungeness   2.3 ft 4 sec 17-19 kt 280° 52.5 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   5.9 ft 10 sec 10-12 kt 330° 59.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 10 sec --- --- 57.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 11 sec --- --- 62.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.6 ft 10 sec 10-12 kt 350° 61.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec --- --- 61.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.2 ft 9 sec 16-17 kt 360° 64.6 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.6 ft 10 sec 8-10 kt 350° 54.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- 52.7 °F PORT ORFORD   5.9 ft 9 sec 14-17 kt 20° 53.1 °F ST GEORGES   10.8 ft 8 sec 27-33 kt 350° 51.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.2 ft 9 sec --- --- 55.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   4.3 ft 16 sec 8-10 kt 60° 68.5 °F EEL RIVER   10.8 ft 8 sec 8 kt 350° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.8 ft 9 sec --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   7.5 ft 10 sec 4-8 kt 320° --- BODEGA BAY   5.2 ft 11 sec 4-8 kt 310° 55.2 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 12-14 kt 40° --- Point Reyes, CA   7.2 ft 9 sec --- --- 60.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.3 ft 11 sec 2-4 kt 250° 59.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.9 ft 11 sec 4-8 kt 230° 62.1 °F MONTEREY   6.2 ft 16 sec 4-6 kt 190° 61.0 °F MBM1   --- --- 4 kt 220° 59.0 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec --- --- 61.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.9 ft 16 sec 6-8 kt 310° 62.2 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec --- --- 57.2 °F SANTA MARIA   4.6 ft 16 sec 10-12 kt 320° 61.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 63.9 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec --- --- 62.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   4.9 ft 16 sec 19-23 kt 310° 61.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.3 ft 4 sec 14-16 kt 230° 66.0 °F Anacapa Passage, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec --- --- 67.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- 70.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec --- --- 68.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.6 ft 16 sec 6-10 kt 280° 70.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- 68.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   5.2 ft 16 sec 14-16 kt 290° 63.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- 69.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 70.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec --- --- 63.3 °F Camp Pendleton Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 69.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec --- --- 70.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec --- --- 70.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 4 sec --- --- 72.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- 72.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- 71.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 16 sec 14-16 kt 300° 69.8 °F TANNER BANK   4.9 ft 10 sec 14-16 kt 310° 66.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   4.6 ft 15 sec 12-16 kt 60° 81.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   4.6 ft 9 sec 12-14 kt 60° 81.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   4.3 ft 15 sec 10-14 kt 70° 80.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 81.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 81.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec --- --- 81.0 °F WESTERN HAWAII   4.6 ft 14 sec 10-12 kt 90° 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   4.9 ft 14 sec 14-16 kt 80° 80.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 8 sec 12-16 kt 60° 80.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   2.3 ft 9 sec --- --- 87.4 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 6 sec --- --- 86.9 °F Woods Hole Spurs Wave Station   4.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- 86.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 11 sec --- --- 82.9 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Ventura Oxnard Orange County 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  LA Region San Nicolas Island (CDIP 067) 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 Santa Monica Basin (NOAA 46025) 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 Santa Monica Bay (CDIP 028) 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 San Pedro (CDIP 092) 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

 

Santa Monica Bay Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Santa Monica Bay buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Ventura Oxnard Orange County Santa Monica Bay Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Santa Monica Bay buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Malibu / South Bay Swell Model Malibu / South Bay swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Monica 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

 

Offshore Wave Height Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 190316 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 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...A 1030 MB surface high was about 600 NM W of Eureka and a 1008 MB low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN 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 10 seconds. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON 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 10 seconds. TUE NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. WED NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT SW 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. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Strongest near Point Conception. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W 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. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. 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 W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 2017 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN 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. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. 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. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 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 1 to 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W 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 10 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN 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 10 seconds. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft at 10 seconds. MON 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 10 seconds. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1 to 2 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 816 PM PDT Fri Aug 18 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 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN 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 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON 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 10 seconds. S swell 1 to 2 ft. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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