buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, April 24th, 12:00am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 40.6 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   5.6 ft 8 sec 162° 8-10 kt --- 44.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft 4 sec 45° 6-8 kt 60° 40.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 5 sec 319° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 5 sec 324° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 6 sec 286° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 279° --- --- 51.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 5 sec 311° --- --- 50.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 7 sec 308° --- --- 50.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 51.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 54.9 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° --- Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 329° --- --- 50.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 30° 52.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 130° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 10° 56.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 311° --- --- 54.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.3 ft 11 sec 305° --- --- 55.4 °F SD 1073   5.2 ft 11 sec --- 10-12 kt 167° 55.4 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 255° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 210° 55.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 54.1 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 305° --- --- 55.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 55.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 330° 55.8 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 307° --- --- 57.2 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 57.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 320° 56.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 56.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 57.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 58.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 58.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 59.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 229° --- --- 58.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° 57.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 59.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 58.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 178° --- --- 61.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 221° --- --- 61.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 57.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 62.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 243° --- --- 62.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 256° --- --- 62.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 288° --- --- 61.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 61.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 290° 59.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 290° 59.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 73.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 74.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 70° 74.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 90° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 73.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 37° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.6 ft 7 sec 63° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 6 sec 61° --- --- 75.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 167° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 158° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 52° --- --- 75.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 18 sec 190° --- --- 76.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 75.9 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 60° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 11 sec 24° --- --- 85.3 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.9 ft 13 sec 19° --- --- 85.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.6 ft 9 sec 43° --- --- 84.6 °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 240454 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z, or 9 PM PDT, a 1025 MB high pressure was 1000 NM SW of Eureka, California, and a 1000 MB low was over Utah and New Mexico. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 TONIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. FRI NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft. SAT NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft. Patchy fog. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Strongest around Point Conception. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds in the afternoon. S swell 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. THU NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 7 to 10 ft. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. FRI NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 9 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft after midnight. SAT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds, building to 4 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. THU NIGHT Western portion, NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Eastern portion, W winds 20 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. FRI NW winds 15 to 25 kt becoming W 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. SAT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft. SUN NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 954 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024 TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Patchy drizzle after midnight. WED W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. S swell 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy drizzle in the morning. WED NIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. S swell 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. THU W winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. THU NIGHT Western portion, W winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less after midnight. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. FRI W winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog and drizzle in the morning. FRI NIGHT Western portion, W winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt becoming NW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, W winds 20 to 30 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft. SAT W winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. SUN W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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