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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, March 18th, 4:35am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   4.9 ft 11 sec 156° 19-23 kt 360° 39.4 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.5 ft 8 sec 227° 16-19 kt --- --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.3 ft 6 sec 248° 4-8 kt 340° 37.0 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   12.5 ft --- 250° 17-19 kt 220° --- CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   11.8 ft 11 sec 224° 25-33 kt 230° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   2.3 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 37.0 °F SOUTH KODIAK   17.4 ft 12 sec 345° 21-29 kt --- 38.1 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft 6 sec 306° --- --- 38.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.5 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 42.6 °F Neah Bay   7.9 ft 12 sec 256° 17-23 kt 190° 48.2 °F Backyard Buoys   8.2 ft 11 sec 258° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   8.9 ft 11 sec 234° 10-12 kt 180° --- Grays Harbor, WA   7.5 ft 12 sec 258° --- --- 49.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 247° --- --- 48.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   9.2 ft 11 sec 264° 16-19 kt --- 49.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.9 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 50.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 50.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   7.2 ft 11 sec 261° 12-14 kt 190° --- Newport PWS North   7.5 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.5 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec 265° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   5.9 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 53.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 200° --- EEL RIVER   5.6 ft --- 293° 8-10 kt 360° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 52.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 50.7 °F BODEGA BAY   4.6 ft 6 sec 318° 16-17 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10 kt 190° 58.3 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 186° --- --- 52.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 229° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 55.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 13 sec --- 16-17 kt 310° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 230° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 56.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 356° --- --- 56.5 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 54.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.6 ft 15 sec 173° 2-4 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 58.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 59.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 179° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 177° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft 15 sec 215° 6-8 kt 300° 58.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   1.3 ft 15 sec 246° 2-4 kt 160° 61.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 204° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 16 sec 210° 6 kt 210° 64.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 170° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.6 ft 14 sec 179° 0-2 kt --- 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 171° --- --- 63.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 179° --- --- 62.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 64.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 189° --- --- 62.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 62.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 64.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 64.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 235° --- --- 64.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 64.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 64.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 65.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 236° --- --- 63.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 65.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 15 sec 187° 2-4 kt 270° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   3.3 ft 15 sec 170° 4-6 kt 230° 61.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 90° 73.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 73.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 140° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   9.8 ft 14 sec 358° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 110° 75.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 353° --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 3° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.6 ft 17 sec 190° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 17 sec 164° --- --- 75.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 335° --- --- 76.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.9 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 75.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 170° 78.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 180° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 15 sec 70° --- --- 81.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 18 sec 188° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 18 sec 200° --- --- 86.0 °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 180936 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 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... 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z or 2 AM PDT, a 1021 mb surface high was centered about 450 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1012 mb thermal low was located in Gulf of California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI W wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 236 AM PDT Wed Mar 18 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. 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 and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Hall www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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