buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, January 17th, 8:30pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 3 sec 332° --- --- 38.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.9 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 17 sec 272° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 17 sec 261° --- --- 48.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.6 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   3.0 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 52.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   2.6 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.0 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.0 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 130° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 340° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 273° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 350° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 2-8 kt 120° 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 276° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 310° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 343° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 241° --- --- 59.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 262° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 230° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 213° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 61.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6 kt 260° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 280° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 220° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 61.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 239° --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 288° --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4 kt 330° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   3.6 ft 11 sec 276° 4 kt 330° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 100° 76.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 100° 76.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 50° 75.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 339° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec 353° --- --- 75.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 297° --- --- 77.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 5 sec 129° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 344° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.5 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 40° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 90° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.2 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 10 sec 81° --- --- 86.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 4° --- --- 86.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 87.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Los Angeles San Diego 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Orange County Region San Pedro South (CDIP 213) 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 Oceanside Offshore (CDIP 045) 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 CLEMENTE BASIN (NOAA 46086) 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 TANNER BANK (NOAA 46047) 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

 

Oceanside Offshore Buoy  -  7-day Forecast The Dana Point Buoy has been decomissioned. Oceanside Offshore provides the nearest alternative. Oceanside Offshore buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Los Angeles San Diego Oceanside Offshore Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Oceanside Offshore buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Orange County Swell Model Orange County swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Newport Beach Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Water Temperature  -  San Pedro Channel Buoy San Pedro channel water temperature graphic courtesy of NOAA

 

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 172053 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ...See weather.gov/marine/wavedetail for more info on the new Wave Detail format... 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z, or 1 PM PST, a 1041 mb surface high was centered over NE Idaho. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TONIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Eastern portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Western portion, light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Eastern portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming light. Western portion, light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1253 PM PST Sat Jan 17 2026 TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Otherwise, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Otherwise, N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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