buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 18th, 10:20pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.9 ft 11 sec 215° --- --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   13.5 ft 11 sec 111° 14-17 kt 140° 40.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   10.5 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 44.2 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.0 ft --- --- 0-2 kt --- 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 14 sec 301° --- --- 47.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 49.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 262° --- --- 47.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   3.6 ft 14 sec 273° 14-17 kt --- 50.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 51.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 51.1 °F Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 53.1 °F PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 14 sec 290° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 120° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 296° 12-16 kt 20° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 286° 10-14 kt 350° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 275° 10-12 kt 320° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   5.2 ft 14 sec 294° 4-6 kt 80° 57.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 275° 2-4 kt 330° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 356° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 287° --- --- 58.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 284° 6-8 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 59.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 281° 8-10 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 59.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.9 ft 14 sec 293° 6-8 kt 300° 59.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft 15 sec 273° 10-12 kt 220° 59.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 262° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 225° 6-8 kt 300° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 244° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 272° 10-12 kt 270° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 266° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 243° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 295° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 253° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 61.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- 62.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 291° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 275° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 266° --- --- 61.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 15 sec 281° 6-8 kt 250° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 314° 10-12 kt 300° 61.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 313° 14-17 kt 160° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 307° 14-17 kt 150° 76.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 324° 14-17 kt 110° 75.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 15 sec 316° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 7 sec 63° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 17 sec 354° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 17 sec 313° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 7 sec 158° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.5 ft 17 sec 324° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 78.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 77.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 356° 17-21 kt 60° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.5 ft 8 sec 88° 19-23 kt 80° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 98° --- --- 82.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 13 sec 1° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 10 sec 82° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 15 sec 347° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 15 sec 319° --- --- 85.8 °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 190423 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 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... 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 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, an inverted trough of low pressure was along the California coast. High pressure will move over the Great Basin late Mon into Tue, with weak offshore winds possible over the nearshore waters. Weak Santa Ana Winds and choppy seas are possible late Monday into Tuesday focused between Ventura and Santa Monica with otherwise fairly benign conditions through Wednesday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 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- 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 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- 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 823 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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