San Luis Obispo Surf Report

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Monday, March 18th, 11:25pm PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
2.6 ft 6 sec 204° --- --- 38.1 °F
FAIRWEATHER GROUND
 
5.2 ft 10 sec 211° 12-14 kt --- 42.1 °F
SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK
 
1.3 ft 10 sec 233° 4 kt 270° 38.5 °F
Angeles Point, WA
 
2.0 ft 6 sec 285° --- --- 47.7 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
5.2 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- 51.3 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
4.9 ft 15 sec 258° --- --- 50.7 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
6.6 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 51.8 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
5.2 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- 53.1 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
5.9 ft 17 sec 284° --- --- 53.4 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
6.2 ft 17 sec 297° --- --- 53.8 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 19-25 kt 80° 54.0 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 6-10 kt 350° 54.5 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
6.6 ft 18 sec 299° --- --- 52.9 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 350° 54.0 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 14-19 kt 310° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 6-12 kt 40° 56.1 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
6.9 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 54.5 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
5.2 ft 12 sec 279° --- --- 56.1 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
4.9 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- ---
SD 1073
 
6.6 ft 18 sec --- 12-14 kt 328° 56.1 °F
Pajaro Beach South, CA
 
3.6 ft 18 sec 235° --- --- 58.6 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 14 kt 310° 55.6 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
3.6 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 59.2 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
6.6 ft 18 sec 297° --- --- 56.5 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 17-19 kt 330° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
4.3 ft 13 sec 262° --- --- 53.8 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 57.4 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
6.6 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 58.3 °F
Harvest, CA
 
6.2 ft 18 sec 305° --- --- 57.7 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 56.3 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 4-8 kt 70° 58.6 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
1.6 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 60.1 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 58.6 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
3.3 ft 14 sec 265° --- --- 58.5 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 2 kt 270° 59.5 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 59.9 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 57.7 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 240° --- --- 59.2 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
2.0 ft 14 sec 224° --- --- 60.4 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 243° --- --- 60.6 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 242° --- --- 60.6 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
5.2 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 59.4 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 61.0 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 61.2 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 60.6 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
2.3 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 60.4 °F
Torrey Pines Inner, CA
 
2.0 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 60.6 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
1.3 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 61.2 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
3.0 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.2 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 61.2 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
3.3 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- ---
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 61.2 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 270° 60.4 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 10-14 kt 100° 72.9 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 90° 73.0 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 12-14 kt 40° 74.3 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 10 kt 90° 74.5 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.2 ft 15 sec 306° --- --- 74.8 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
4.3 ft 11 sec 17° --- --- 75.4 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
4.3 ft 11 sec 11° --- --- 74.5 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
4.9 ft 14 sec 352° --- --- 75.6 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
4.3 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 76.1 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
2.3 ft 17 sec 161° --- --- 75.9 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
5.9 ft 15 sec 322° --- --- 75.7 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
--- --- --- --- --- 75.4 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 14-16 kt 50° ---
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 30° 76.3 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° ---
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
5.6 ft 8 sec 31° --- --- 84.0 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
4.6 ft 10 sec 95° --- --- 84.2 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 190408 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 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 PST, a 1032 MB surface high was located 900 NM WNW of Seattle, WA, and a 1015 MB surface low was near Las Vegas, NV.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds after midnight. SW swell 2 ft after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft at 14 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 2 to 3 ft at 19 seconds, building to 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds after midnight. S swell 2 ft in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain.

SAT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 19 seconds, building to 5 ft at 18 seconds after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of rain.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft. 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- 908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

TONIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Combined seas 5 to 6 ft dominant period 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 6 to 7 ft dominant period 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest NW of San Nicolas Island. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.

SAT
NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 12 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds.

WED
N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest western portion. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds.

WED NIGHT
W winds 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Strongest western portion. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft.

SAT
NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 908 PM PDT Mon Mar 18 2024

TONIGHT
SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming S 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SW swell 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening.

TUE
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 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

WED
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

WED NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

THU
Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

THU NIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

FRI
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.

SAT
W winds 15 to 20 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




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