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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, December 11th, 10:50am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.9 ft 7 sec 133° 16-17 kt 10° 43.9 °F Cape Suckling   6.9 ft 7 sec 124° 14-16 kt 90° 45.9 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   8.2 ft 7 sec 112° 25-31 kt 130° --- PORTLOCK BANK   10.8 ft --- 29° 23-27 kt 20° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.6 ft 7 sec 207° 14-17 kt 40° 44.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   13.1 ft 12 sec 232° 19-23 kt 210° 40.6 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   5.9 ft 13 sec 225° 14-19 kt 110° 47.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   10.8 ft 8 sec 340° 21-25 kt 10° 43.5 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.2 ft --- 216° 6-8 kt 250° --- ALBATROSS BANK   10.2 ft 8 sec 29° 25-31 kt 20° 43.9 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   11.5 ft --- 195° 6-12 kt 30° 39.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   12.5 ft 10 sec 346° 21-27 kt 30° 43.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   3.0 ft --- 162° --- --- 42.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   10.2 ft 11 sec 237° 17-23 kt 150° 42.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.2 ft 9 sec 50° --- --- 46.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 8-10 kt 220° 49.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 49.6 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   9.8 ft 12 sec 284° 6-10 kt 150° --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.2 ft 12 sec 278° --- --- 52.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 52.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   9.2 ft 14 sec 279° 12-16 kt --- 54.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.5 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- 54.0 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   9.5 ft 15 sec 270° 12-14 kt 90° 54.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.8 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 53.6 °F STONEWALL BANK   8.5 ft 15 sec 292° 14-16 kt 190° --- Newport PWS North   8.5 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 55.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.9 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 55.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.9 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 55.2 °F WEST OREGON   9.5 ft 14 sec 280° 8-10 kt 220° 57.9 °F ST GEORGES   8.5 ft 15 sec 284° 2-4 kt 80° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.2 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   10.2 ft 13 sec 284° 4-8 kt 50° 52.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   8.5 ft 15 sec 287° 4-8 kt 350° 55.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   8.5 ft --- 295° 6-10 kt 90° 61.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   6.6 ft 16 sec 280° 10-14 kt 70° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 293° --- --- 56.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 21 kt 30° 56.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 55.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- 60.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.9 ft 15 sec 284° 2-6 kt 140° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 64.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 360° 60.6 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 312° --- --- 62.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 110° 62.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 120° 64.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 12 sec 239° 4 kt 90° 63.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 63.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.6 ft 13 sec 296° 2-4 kt 280° 61.7 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 63.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 182° --- --- 64.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 64.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 63.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 64.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 209° --- --- 64.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 63.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 64.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 281° --- --- 63.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 64.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 290° 64.9 °F TANNER BANK   6.6 ft 11 sec 298° 10-12 kt 260° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft --- 315° 8-10 kt 320° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.2 ft 13 sec 315° 8-12 kt 330° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   10.5 ft 14 sec 296° 8-12 kt 310° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 320° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 355° --- --- 78.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 175° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 15 sec 328° 10-14 kt 140° 77.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft 14 sec 331° 4-6 kt 60° 78.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 84.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 83.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 12 sec 20° --- --- 85.5 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 9 sec 110° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 84.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 14 sec 329° --- --- 84.6 °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 111619 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 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... 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z, or 4 AM PST, a 1027 MB surface high extended from 550 miles NW of Point Conception and eastward into western Colorado. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt across northwest portion. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 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- 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming this afternoon. Local gusts to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog after midnight with vsby 1 NM or less. FRI Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 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- 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this afternoon. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. 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: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 819 AM PST Thu Dec 11 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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