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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, March 22nd, 10:30am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.9 ft 8 sec 131° 16-17 kt 360° 38.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 6 sec 248° --- --- --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 7 sec 8° --- --- 38.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.8 ft 9 sec 291° --- --- 42.3 °F Backyard Buoys   6.2 ft 10 sec 276° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 49.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 262° --- --- 49.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 50.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 301° --- --- 50.0 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 50.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 50.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 12 sec 308° --- --- 51.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 9 sec 330° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 120° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 350° 53.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.8 ft 10 sec 333° --- --- 49.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 340° 50.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 30° 57.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   11.5 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 51.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 53.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.2 ft 10 sec --- 16-19 kt 310° 54.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 56.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 310° 55.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 345° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   10.5 ft 11 sec 320° --- --- 54.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 61.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   9.8 ft 10 sec 300° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 30° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 80° 63.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 222° --- --- 64.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 213° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 120° 63.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 63.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 59.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 256° --- --- 64.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 63.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 64.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 65.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 215° --- --- 65.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 66.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 66.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 66.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 66.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 65.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 65.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 65.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 270° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 63.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-21 kt 10° 72.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 10° 73.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 190° 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.9 ft 12 sec 1° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 300° 75.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec 16° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 22° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 220° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 17 sec 171° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec 13° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 76.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec 352° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 80° 79.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   8.5 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 81.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 345° --- --- 85.6 °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 221551 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 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... 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1031 mb surface high was centered about 1000 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1007 mb low was located in southwest Arizona. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds, N 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds, N 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and N 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 14 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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- 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. Patchy dense fog this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 20 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 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- 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TUE NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 TODAY E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 851 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 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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