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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 18th, 2:20pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   5.9 ft --- 180° 14-16 kt 90° 41.2 °F Cape Suckling   7.5 ft --- 170° 16-19 kt 120° 42.1 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.9 ft 12 sec 204° 6-8 kt 150° 43.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.9 ft --- 266° 17-23 kt 20° 40.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   7.9 ft 9 sec 103° 23-29 kt 70° 38.5 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   6.2 ft --- 199° 2-4 kt 80° 45.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 14 sec 233° 6-12 kt 190° 39.9 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   7.2 ft --- 199° 10-14 kt 180° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   9.8 ft --- 32° 17-23 kt 40° 38.8 °F SOUTH KODIAK   10.2 ft --- 219° 12-16 kt --- 40.8 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   19.4 ft --- 168° --- --- 39.7 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   12.5 ft 11 sec 119° 17-19 kt 110° 39.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.5 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 44.2 °F Neah Bay   3.9 ft --- 256° 8-10 kt 130° 48.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 4-6 kt 40° 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 11 sec 304° --- --- 48.2 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   4.3 ft --- 271° 4-6 kt 70° --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 12 sec 248° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 48.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   3.6 ft 13 sec 283° 6-8 kt --- 50.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 51.1 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   4.6 ft 15 sec 297° 4-8 kt 110° 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 50.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   3.6 ft 14 sec 260° 4-6 kt 50° --- Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 53.4 °F PORT ORFORD   4.3 ft 15 sec 283° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   5.2 ft 14 sec 288° 6-8 kt 10° 54.1 °F ST GEORGES   3.9 ft 13 sec 253° 8-10 kt 330° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 120° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 350° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   4.3 ft 14 sec 263° 12-16 kt 340° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   3.9 ft 15 sec 275° 4 kt 330° 56.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   4.6 ft 14 sec 284° 6-10 kt 120° 58.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft --- 279° 6 kt 320° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 130° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   3.6 ft 14 sec 275° 6 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- 63.1 °F SANTA MARIA   4.3 ft 15 sec 287° 6 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- 60.1 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 60.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.6 ft 15 sec 284° 4-6 kt 260° 61.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.3 ft 16 sec 264° 2-4 kt 220° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 267° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 262° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.0 ft --- 310° 4 kt 240° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 62.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.3 ft --- 264° 4-6 kt 250° 61.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 63.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 63.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 62.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 281° --- --- 62.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 260° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 62.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 63.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 64.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 273° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 266° --- --- 62.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 267° --- --- 63.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   2.6 ft 16 sec 281° 8-10 kt 290° 64.2 °F TANNER BANK   3.6 ft --- 289° 6-8 kt 20° 61.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   12.5 ft --- 313° 17-25 kt 140° 75.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   10.8 ft --- 303° 10-14 kt 160° 76.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft --- 346° 14-17 kt 100° 75.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 12 sec 338° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 352° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 7 sec 72° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 18 sec 320° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 127° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 11 sec 1° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   9.8 ft --- 346° 19-23 kt 60° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.9 ft --- 81° 16-19 kt 100° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 9 sec 98° --- --- 82.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 10 sec 2° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 10 sec 88° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 85.8 °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 182041 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 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... 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...Weak Santa Ana Winds and choppy seas are possible late Monday into Tuesday focused between Ventura and Santa Monica with otherwise fairly benign conditions through Wednesday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 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- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 14 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- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1241 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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