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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, January 8th, 3:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 5 sec 325° --- --- 37.4 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.5 ft 11 sec 256° 8-12 kt 200° --- Ocean Station PAPA   15.7 ft 10 sec 201° --- --- 44.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 4 sec 336° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   14.1 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 49.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   13.1 ft 17 sec 265° --- --- 46.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   15.7 ft 14 sec 298° --- --- 52.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   15.4 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- 52.0 °F Newport PWS North   17.1 ft 14 sec 298° --- --- 53.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   17.7 ft 17 sec 303° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   18.0 ft 14 sec 295° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   16.7 ft 17 sec 305° --- --- 54.0 °F PORT ORFORD   17.7 ft 16 sec 294° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   17.7 ft 17 sec 307° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 360° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   20.0 ft 17 sec 308° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 297° 21-27 kt 340° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 296° 21-25 kt 330° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 321° 10-14 kt 70° 60.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   10.8 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 294° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 310° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 5° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   15.4 ft 18 sec 299° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 323° 21-27 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   15.1 ft 18 sec 316° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   12.1 ft 18 sec 305° --- --- 59.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   10.2 ft 8 sec 303° 25-31 kt 320° 58.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   6.2 ft 6 sec 276° 21-27 kt 310° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 244° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 271° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   8.5 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   6.6 ft 6 sec 270° 17-21 kt 300° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 7 sec 250° --- --- 62.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 27-37 kt 320° 58.1 °F San Pedro, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 62.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 272° --- --- 62.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 259° --- --- 62.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 279° --- --- 62.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 264° --- --- 62.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   13.5 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 63.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 62.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   6.6 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- 62.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 277° --- --- 63.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 62.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 273° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 294° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   9.5 ft 8 sec 290° 19-23 kt 290° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 27-35 kt 320° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 290° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 302° 14-17 kt 300° 77.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 316° 8-10 kt 160° 76.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 4 kt 290° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 310° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 63° --- --- 77.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 9 sec 155° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec 89° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 73° 16-17 kt 80° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 7 sec 80° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 10 sec 5° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.3 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 9 sec 43° --- --- 86.2 °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 081640 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 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... 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z, or 7 AM PST, a 1031 mb high was about 350 nm west of Eureka, CA. Marine conditions will continue deteriorate this morning with moderate to strong northerly flow developing and seas building to hazardous levels. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. FRI E wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 18 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 11 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT N wind 25 to 35 kt early, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 15 ft at 16 seconds. FRI E wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT N wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and NW 15 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 18 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W to NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 840 AM PST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... TODAY Western portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Eastern portion, NW to N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt becoming E 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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