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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, April 20th, 2:15am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 5 sec 323° --- --- 40.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   7.5 ft 10 sec 190° 4-6 kt --- 43.5 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.2 ft 8 sec 26° 12-16 kt 20° 39.4 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   7.5 ft 10 sec 200° 2-6 kt --- 46.0 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.6 ft 8 sec 161° 4-6 kt 260° 37.4 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   6.9 ft 8 sec 151° 4-6 kt --- 40.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft 10 sec 32° 14-17 kt 320° 39.2 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 49.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 48.2 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   3.0 ft 15 sec 217° 10-12 kt 90° --- Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 15 sec 231° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   2.6 ft 15 sec 227° --- --- 52.7 °F WEST WASHINGTON   4.9 ft 15 sec 183° 14-17 kt 170° 50.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 15 sec 209° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.3 ft 15 sec 243° --- --- 51.3 °F STONEWALL BANK   3.0 ft 15 sec 236° 6-8 kt 210° 52.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.0 ft 14 sec 213° --- --- 52.0 °F ST GEORGES   2.6 ft 14 sec 210° 2 kt 230° 49.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   6.9 ft 6 sec 278° 17-23 kt 290° 54.1 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- 182° 4 kt 360° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 49.5 °F PT ARENA   3.3 ft 14 sec 207° 4-6 kt 340° 52.7 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 201° 10-12 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   3.9 ft 15 sec 194° 12-14 kt 200° --- Point Reyes, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 53.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 55.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.3 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 56.7 °F SD 1073   3.6 ft 14 sec --- 8-10 kt 316° 54.9 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 57.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° 55.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 54.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 208° 10-14 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 210° --- --- 53.4 °F SANTA MARIA   3.0 ft 14 sec 211° 10-16 kt 330° 55.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 212° --- --- 56.5 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 57.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.3 ft 14 sec 211° 12-16 kt 310° 55.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.0 ft 5 sec 257° 4-6 kt 130° 56.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 58.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 58.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 58.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 14 sec 226° 4-6 kt 270° 59.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 58.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.6 ft 12 sec 191° 14-17 kt 310° 57.0 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 170° --- --- 59.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 179° --- --- 59.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 60.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 57.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 61.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 62.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 235° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 61.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 61.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 246° --- --- 61.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 14 sec 194° 10-14 kt 290° 60.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 195° 10-14 kt 290° 59.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 47° 16-19 kt 80° 73.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 30° 14-17 kt 80° 73.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 75° 16-19 kt 60° 74.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 80° 74.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 6 sec 58° --- --- 73.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 13° --- --- 75.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 51° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 6 sec 42° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 76.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 25° --- --- 76.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 76.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 75.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   6.6 ft 7 sec 54° 10-14 kt 70° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 58° 16-19 kt 50° 76.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.6 ft 10 sec 43° --- --- 84.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.9 ft 13 sec 46° --- --- 84.2 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   6.6 ft 9 sec 57° --- --- 84.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) 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 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) 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 EAST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46053) 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 SOUTH SANTA ROSA ISLAND (NOAA 46069) 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

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ 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

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 200525 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 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 1021 MB high was centered 800 NM southwest of Point Conception and a 1003 MB low was over New Mexico. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. TUE SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft. Patchy fog. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 8 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT Northwestern portion, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds, building to 7 to 9 ft dominant period 7 seconds after midnight. SUN Northwestern portion, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 10 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 20 to 30 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 8 to 9 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft. Patchy fog. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 6 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 TONIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. MON SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. TUE W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1025 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024 TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds, subsiding to 1 ft at 7 seconds after midnight. S swell 2 ft. SAT Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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