buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 26th, 1:45am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   7.2 ft --- 125° 21-29 kt 120° 43.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.6 ft 5 sec 139° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 47.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 46.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 17 sec 263° --- --- 45.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 49.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 17 sec 302° --- --- 50.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 17 sec 298° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 17 sec 288° --- --- 51.8 °F PORT ORFORD   4.9 ft --- 295° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 304° --- --- 54.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 150° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 160° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 291° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 55.4 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 180° 57.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 55.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 12 sec --- 6 kt 70° 57.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 269° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 40° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 190° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 58.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 272° 2-6 kt 190° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 273° 4-6 kt 110° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 254° 2-4 kt 10° 61.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 60.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4 kt 210° 59.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 61.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 61.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 259° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 63.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 360° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 61.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 50° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 50° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 290° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 290° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 21 kt 30° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   2.3 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 75.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 91° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 77.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 7 sec 157° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 325° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6 kt 60° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 70° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 10 sec 58° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 11 sec 328° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 12 sec 155° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 9 sec 257° --- --- 85.6 °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 260421 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 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... 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 7 PM PST, a 1022 mb surface high was along the California coast, and there was a 1039 mb high over eastern Idaho. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt by midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft, subsiding to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT SE 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 821 PM PST Sun Jan 25 2026 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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