buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, February 27th, 12:10pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 6 sec 240° --- --- 37.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.8 ft 10 sec 330° --- --- 43.5 °F Backyard Buoys   9.5 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.8 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.9 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 48.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.2 ft 14 sec 313° --- --- 51.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.9 ft 15 sec 302° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   10.5 ft 13 sec 319° --- --- 51.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 323° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   11.8 ft 14 sec 322° --- --- 51.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 52.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 328° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6 kt 360° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 328° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 360° 56.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 120° 56.3 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 56.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 56.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 56.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 10 sec --- 4-6 kt 160° 57.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 59.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 30° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 2° --- --- 59.7 °F Point Sur, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 64.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 350° 59.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 310° 58.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 60.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 8 sec 238° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec 219° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 340° 62.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 181° --- --- 60.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 259° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 236° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 219° --- --- 62.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 63.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 220° --- --- 62.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 290° --- --- 60.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 62.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 243° --- --- 63.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 267° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 226° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 65.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 63.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 64.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 60.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 40° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 73.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.6 ft 12 sec 23° --- --- 76.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 130° 74.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 27° --- --- 74.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec 29° --- --- 75.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 76.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 6 sec 156° --- --- 75.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 22° --- --- 75.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 5 sec 141° --- --- 76.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 12 sec 34° --- --- 74.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 90° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 90° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   9.8 ft 11 sec 79° --- --- 81.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 347° --- --- 84.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 17 sec 357° --- --- 84.9 °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 271654 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 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... 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 4 AM PST, a 1027 mb surface high was centered 150 NM W of Portland and extending to a 1025 mb ridge in western Wyoming, while a 1009 mb thermal low was located near the southern tip of Baja California with a trough axis extending northwest along the southern California coast. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW to N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt across western portion. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt across western portion in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 854 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 TODAY Point Mugu to Malibu, NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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