buoys, wind, tide, coastal weather and surf report

San Luis Obispo Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, March 29th, 6:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 280° --- --- 41.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.0 ft 6 sec 48° 14-17 kt 20° 40.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 47.3 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 11 sec 254° --- --- 50.2 °F OOI Westport Offshore   9.2 ft --- 229° 12 kt 220° 49.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 253° --- --- 50.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.2 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 49.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 50.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 50.5 °F Newport PWS South, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 50.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 50.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 295° --- --- 51.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 200° 53.2 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 160° 51.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.2 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 52.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 10° 53.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 340° --- Point Reyes, CA   11.8 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 53.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 54.1 °F SD 1077   12.8 ft 13 sec --- 13-15 kt 329° 54.1 °F Soquel Cove South, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 247° --- --- 55.4 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 249° --- --- 55.8 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 243° --- --- 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   11.8 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 52.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 60° 53.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 55.9 °F Point Sur, CA   14.1 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 54.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 54.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 330° 54.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   12.1 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 55.4 °F Harvest, CA   10.8 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 53.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-29 kt 320° 52.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° 53.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 245° --- --- 56.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 56.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   8.5 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 55.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 330° 57.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 242° --- --- 55.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 310° 56.1 °F San Pedro, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 57.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 56.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   5.6 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 58.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 56.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   14.4 ft 15 sec 299° --- --- 55.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 58.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 15 sec 257° --- --- 59.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 271° --- --- 59.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 59.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 287° --- --- 59.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   8.9 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 59.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   6.9 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 55.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 59.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 300° 59.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 190° 75.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 190° 76.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 280° 77.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 6° --- --- 75.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 344° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 14° --- --- 76.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 18° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 21° --- --- 77.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 155° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 20 sec 183° --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 16° --- --- 76.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 77.9 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.9 ft 8 sec 56° --- --- 82.9 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 51° --- --- 83.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.9 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 82.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   6.6 ft 7 sec 74° --- --- 85.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 7 sec 92° --- --- 84.2 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 6 sec 93° --- --- 84.2 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 328° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 85.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Monterey Santa Barbara 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  San Luis Obispo Region CAPE SAN MARTIN (NOAA 46028) 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 Diablo Canyon (CDIP 076) 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 SANTA MARIA (NOAA 46011) 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 Santa Lucia Escarpment (CDIP 222) 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 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 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Diablo Canyon Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Diablo Canyon buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Monterey Santa Barbara Diablo Canyon Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Diablo Canyon buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Swell Model San Luis Obispo swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover 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 291010 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 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... 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 06Z, or 11 PM PDT, a 1023 mb high was centered 725 NM WSW of Los Angeles and a 1004 mb low was centered 100NM WNW of Las Vegas. Large seas will subside across the coastal waters today. Strong to Gale force winds will continue to affect portions of the coastal waters. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. SUN SE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY N to NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S after midnight. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. SUN S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. MON SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. SUN S wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. MON SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W with gusts to 30 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 7 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 310 AM PDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY For Western Portions, NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. For Eastern Portions, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Long-Range Surf Forecasts Wetsand Central California 7-day forecast Surfline San Luis Obispo 3-day forecast Magic Seaweed Morro Bay 10-day forecast Long-range surf forecasts provided by Wetsand, Surfline and Magicseaweed