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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 13th, 9:00pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   5.6 ft 7 sec 321° --- --- 43.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.5 ft 11 sec 177° --- --- 46.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 49.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.6 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 53.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 54.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 54.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec 267° --- --- 54.0 °F Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 55.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 55.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 54.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 190° 52.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 170° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 220° 60.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 58.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 170° 59.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 343° --- --- 60.1 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 276° --- --- 60.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 61.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 290° 61.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 63.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 63.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 300° 61.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 64.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 64.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 63.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 208° --- --- 63.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 63.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 63.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 63.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 64.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 63.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 62.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 64.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 64.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 270° 77.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 270° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 190° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 19 kt 220° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 11 sec 13° --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec 355° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 5 sec 198° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 5 sec 192° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 341° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 110° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 79.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   9.2 ft 8 sec 52° --- --- 84.6 °F Ipan, Guam   8.5 ft 9 sec 65° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 7 sec 43° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 7 sec 71° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 14 sec 351° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 15 sec 329° --- --- 85.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Los Angeles 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Ventura Region 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 San Nicolas Island (CDIP 067) 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 Cruz Basin (CDIP 203) 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

 

Santa Cruz Basin Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Santa Cruz Basin buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Los Angeles Santa Cruz Basin Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Santa Cruz Basin buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Ventura Swell Model Ventura swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Ventura 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

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 132207 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 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... 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 22Z, or 2 PM PST, a 1026 MB surface low was located over Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TONIGHT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 207 PM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning, then patchy fog in the afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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