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Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, March 10th, 4:15am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp FAIRWEATHER GROUND   9.8 ft 7 sec 108° 27-33 kt --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   15.7 ft 12 sec 295° --- --- 43.2 °F Backyard Buoys   10.8 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   10.2 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 45.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 49.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.8 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   12.1 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 308° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.8 ft 12 sec 308° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.8 ft 12 sec 311° --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   9.5 ft 11 sec 321° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 360° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 318° --- --- 53.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 311° 25-31 kt 330° 51.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 350° --- Point Reyes, CA   15.1 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 53.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 292° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   10.5 ft 10 sec 296° 17-21 kt 310° 54.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   9.8 ft 8 sec --- 21-27 kt 300° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 260° 56.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 342° --- --- 55.2 °F Point Sur, CA   10.8 ft 10 sec 321° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 53.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.5 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 57.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 310° 14-16 kt 320° 57.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 270° 2-4 kt 220° 58.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 6 sec 250° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 59.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 60.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 60.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° 57.7 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 59.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 237° --- --- 59.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 232° --- --- 60.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 60.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 305° --- --- 59.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 60.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 249° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 253° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 60.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 61.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 62.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 310° 60.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 67° 21-25 kt 180° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 180° 75.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 110° 73.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 11 sec 71° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 140° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec 61° --- --- 74.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 64° --- --- 75.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 155° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec 62° --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 76.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° 77.0 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 13 sec 55° --- --- 81.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 7 sec 47° --- --- 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 100927 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 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... 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z or 2 AM PDT, a 1028 mb ridge was about 750 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1011 mb trough was near Las Vegas, NV. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 23 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 20 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 23 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 3 seconds, NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and N 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 22 seconds. WED NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 227 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 20 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 21 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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