buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, February 1st, 12:40am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 4 sec 319° --- --- 39.6 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   8.2 ft --- 117° 27-33 kt 110° 42.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   10.8 ft 9 sec 146° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   9.5 ft 11 sec 239° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.5 ft 14 sec 262° --- --- 51.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.2 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 51.1 °F Newport PWS North   10.5 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.8 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.5 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 15 sec 276° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 230° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 110° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 80° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 300° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 220° 57.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.2 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 56.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 55.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 10 sec --- 12-14 kt 320° 57.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 346° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 59.7 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 60.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 278° 6-8 kt 290° 61.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 272° 6-8 kt 230° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 62.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 288° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 62.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 62.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 63.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 285° 4-6 kt 320° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 62.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 307° 6 kt 210° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 250° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 110° 75.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   9.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 190° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   10.5 ft 15 sec 311° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 75.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 77.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 8 sec 155° --- --- 77.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 15 sec 280° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.5 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 331° 12-14 kt 70° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 100° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 8 sec 357° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec 350° --- --- 85.3 °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 010340 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 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... 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 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 1021 mb surface high was 600 NM W of Point Conception and a 1017 mb surface low was along the Southern California coast. Gusty northwest winds and building seas will develop across the outer waters tonight through Monday night. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 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 N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED 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 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 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 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 17 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- 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 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: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 16 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 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- 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN N wind 5 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON E TO se wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N 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: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 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 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. MON SE wind 5 to 15 kT becoming light in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 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, N 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 13 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 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- 740 PM PST Sat Jan 31 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. 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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