buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, January 10th, 5:05pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   25.6 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   10.8 ft 12 sec 240° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   12.8 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 50.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 12 sec 244° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.5 ft 12 sec 259° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   9.8 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.2 ft 11 sec 255° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.5 ft 10 sec 254° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.5 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 54.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 54.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 200° 54.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 330° 56.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 180° 59.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 301° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 311° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 12 sec 309° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 59.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 60.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 251° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 59.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 20° 60.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 15 sec 290° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 259° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 271° --- --- 62.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 281° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- 62.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 61.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 10° 60.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 240° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 240° 78.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 190° 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 4 kt 200° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   9.2 ft 15 sec 335° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 15 sec 4° --- --- 78.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 15 sec 354° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 15 sec 314° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 10 sec 156° --- --- 79.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 17 sec 331° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 79.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 50° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 70° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.5 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 6 sec 75° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 340° --- --- 86.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 340° --- --- 86.7 °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 102206 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 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... 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 22Z, or 2 PM PST, a 1031 mb surface high was 400 NM NW of Point Conception. Gusty NE winds nearshore will continue through at least early next week, strongest off the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gust to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Western Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 206 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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