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Thursday, October 29th, 2:10pm PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
3.6 ft 4 sec 121° --- --- 46.8 °F
NEW DUNGENESS
 
2.0 ft 4 sec 106° 0-2 kt --- ---
Angeles Point, WA
 
2.0 ft 10 sec 299° --- --- 49.5 °F
Grays Harbor, WA
 
5.6 ft 10 sec 300° --- --- 53.4 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
4.9 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 53.6 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
6.2 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 57.2 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
5.9 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 53.4 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
7.9 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 55.9 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
6.9 ft 11 sec 330° --- --- 57.4 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° 64.9 °F
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 56.8 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
7.2 ft 10 sec 330° --- --- 60.8 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 61.7 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 64.4 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
8.9 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 64.2 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
3.3 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 61.9 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
--- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° 64.8 °F
HALF MOON BAY
 
4.6 ft 9 sec --- 4-6 kt 70° 65.1 °F
MONTEREY
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 67.3 °F
Monterey Canyon Outer, CA
 
3.3 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 65.7 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 4 kt 40° ---
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 67.6 °F
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
5.2 ft 15 sec 250° --- --- 69.1 °F
Avila Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 69.1 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 220° 70.0 °F
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
6.2 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 68.7 °F
Harvest, CA
 
5.9 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 72.0 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 2-4 kt 230° 69.8 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 73.0 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 72.0 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
2.6 ft 17 sec 216° --- --- 75.4 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 71.8 °F
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
2.3 ft 17 sec 181° --- --- 74.8 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 180° 68.9 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
2.0 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 75.0 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 74.3 °F
Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 74.1 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 73.9 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 74.1 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
4.9 ft 14 sec 227° --- --- 67.5 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
3.0 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 76.1 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 17 sec 225° --- --- 73.0 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.6 ft 15 sec 253° --- --- 73.4 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 74.7 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 73.9 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 222° --- --- 77.2 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
3.6 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 76.8 °F
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° ---
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 8-10 kt 230° 66.9 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- 27° 16-19 kt 60° 78.4 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° 78.4 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 14-16 kt 60° 80.1 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 16 kt 70° 79.3 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
5.9 ft 12 sec 355° --- --- 79.0 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
6.9 ft 6 sec 47° --- --- 80.1 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
4.9 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 80.2 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.6 ft 14 sec 167° --- --- 80.1 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
5.9 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 81.0 °F
WESTERN HAWAII
 
--- --- 330° 10 kt 60° 80.8 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 8 kt 120° 82.9 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 6-8 kt 190° 83.1 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
2.6 ft 10 sec 77° --- --- 86.0 °F
Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands
 
4.9 ft 11 sec 354° --- --- 84.7 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
4.9 ft 11 sec 351° --- --- 84.7 °F
Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands
 
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
6.2 ft 8 sec 101° --- --- 81.3 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
4.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 81.1 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 291415 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1026 mb high was 900 NM northwest of Seattle, while a 1010 mb thermal low was near Las Vegas. A storm system is likely this weekend, bringing the potential for rain and gusty winds to the coastal waters.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

TODAY
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

FRI NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.

SUN
N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.

MON
NE wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 11 seconds and NW 4 ft at 19 seconds.

MON NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

TODAY
N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

FRI
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain.

SUN
N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 16 seconds and NW 3 ft at 21 seconds.

MON
N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 19 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft.




Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

TODAY
W wind 5 to 10 kt, Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

FRI
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely.

SUN
N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

MON
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 19 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.




Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

TODAY
SW to W wind 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

FRI
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

FRI NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

SAT
Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

SUN
N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds.

MON
N wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, S 6 ft at 10 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

TODAY
Light winds, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

FRI
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain.

FRI NIGHT
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain.

SAT
E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
S wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.

SUN
NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

MON
NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 715 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 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 and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TONIGHT
SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 16 seconds.

FRI
S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.

FRI NIGHT
S wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain.

SAT
Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.

SAT NIGHT
Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then rain with a slight chance of tstms after midnight.

SUN
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 5 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.

MON
NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 5 ft at 10 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




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