buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

Orange County Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 30th, 5:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 3 sec 90° --- --- 39.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   10.2 ft 11 sec 230° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 47.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   11.2 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 47.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 50.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.8 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   10.8 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 52.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.8 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 160° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 140° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 70° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 190° 56.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.8 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.9 ft 13 sec --- 10-14 kt 260° 57.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 40° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 356° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   11.5 ft 14 sec 288° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 58.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.2 ft 15 sec 295° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   11.2 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 340° 59.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 220° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 262° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 222° --- --- 60.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 224° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.5 ft 15 sec 297° --- --- 60.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 261° --- --- 61.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 246° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 60.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 61.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 77.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 320° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 280° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   10.5 ft 14 sec 306° --- --- 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 340° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 12 sec 353° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   2.6 ft 11 sec 354° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 314° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 9 sec 160° --- --- 77.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.9 ft 15 sec 276° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 15 sec 328° --- --- 77.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10 kt 90° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 90° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   3.6 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.2 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec 19° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.5 ft 9 sec 23° --- --- 85.1 °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 301043 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 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... 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 10Z or 2 AM PST, a 1034 mb surface high was centered over northern Utah and extending to a 1027 mb ridge about 300 NM west of Point Conception. Meanwhile, a 1017 mb thermal trough was located over Baja California with an inverted trough across the southern California bight. Gusty NE winds are expected nearshore this morning and tonight and into Saturday morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 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 7 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 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 fog. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 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. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 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. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 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. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 243 AM PST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 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: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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