buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, January 31st, 12:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 3 sec 306° --- --- 39.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.8 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 11 sec 327° --- --- 47.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   9.5 ft 12 sec 250° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 50.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   9.5 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.5 ft 12 sec 265° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 120° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 160° 57.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 56.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 60° 56.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 11 sec --- 10-12 kt 30° 57.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 350° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 58.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 269° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 130° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 299° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 220° 61.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 62.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 61.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 256° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 61.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.6 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6 kt 20° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 70° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 60° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 20° 75.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   12.8 ft 17 sec 307° --- --- 77.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 70° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   12.1 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 14 sec 347° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   8.2 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 8 sec 157° --- --- 77.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 14 sec 318° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 330° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 60° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 60° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 13 sec 2° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec 19° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.9 ft 8 sec 36° --- --- 85.5 °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 310417 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 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... 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 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 1036 mb surface high was centered over eastern Utah and extending to a 1027 mb ridge about 300 NM NW of Point Conception. Meanwhile, a 1017 mb thermal trough was located over Baja California extending into Southern California. Gusty NE winds are expected nearshore late tonight through Saturday morning from Ventura Harbor south through Malibu. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 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- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT E wind 10 to 20 kt, with local gusts to 25 kt near the coast in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED 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 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. 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- 817 PM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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