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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 14th, 12:35pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   12.5 ft 11 sec 188° --- --- 43.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 49.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.9 ft 12 sec 249° --- --- 47.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.9 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 51.4 °F Newport PWS North   8.2 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.9 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   8.2 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 52.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 360° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.5 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 340° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10 kt 330° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 30° 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 350° 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 287° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 59.5 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 283° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4 kt 180° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 62.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 62.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 252° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 61.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 290° 76.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 290° 77.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 170° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 316° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 355° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 356° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 4 sec 189° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 320° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.9 ft 12 sec 294° --- --- 78.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 130° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 140° 78.1 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 82° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.9 ft 7 sec 56° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 8 sec 81° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 10 sec 64° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 10 sec 34° --- --- 85.8 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Orange County Big Island 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  San Diego Region 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 Torrey Pines Outer (CDIP 100) 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 Mission Bay West (CDIP 220) 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 Point Loma South (CDIP 191) 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

 

Torrey Pines Outer Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Torrey Pines Outer buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Orange County Big Island Torrey Pines Outer Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Torrey Pines Outer buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Diego Swell Model San Diego swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

La Jolla Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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 KSGX 141005 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 205 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 205 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1038 mb high was over southeast Idaho and a 1016 mb low was over Los Mochis, Mexico. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore northwest flow during the afternoons and evenings through Sunday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 205 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Vsby 2 NM after midnight. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. Vsby 2 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds... subsiding to NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 205 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Vsby 2 NM after midnight. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. Vsby 2 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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