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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, November 6th, 8:35am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 6 sec 240° --- --- 48.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   18.0 ft 13 sec 343° --- --- 48.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 15 sec 304° --- --- 49.3 °F Grays Harbor, WA   11.8 ft 12 sec 233° --- --- 55.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   17.1 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- 55.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   13.1 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 54.9 °F Newport PWS North   14.4 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 54.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   14.4 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   15.4 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 55.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   17.1 ft 15 sec 267° --- --- 55.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   13.5 ft 15 sec 287° --- --- 58.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 270° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 160° 53.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   18.4 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 57.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 170° 56.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 220° 63.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   13.1 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 57.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 170° 57.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   11.2 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 50° 58.5 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 345° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 54.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 360° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 262° --- --- 57.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.8 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 61.2 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 61.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° 63.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 64.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 257° --- --- 65.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 65.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 226° --- --- 64.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° 64.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 66.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 66.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 64.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 66.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 231° --- --- 65.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.2 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 65.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 237° --- --- 66.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 65.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 65.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 67.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 66.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 256° --- --- 67.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 253° --- --- 66.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 67.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 90° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 40° 80.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 130° 79.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 342° --- --- 79.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 11 sec 357° --- --- 78.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 5° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 11 sec 342° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 178° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 79.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 80° 80.1 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.5 ft 11 sec 68° --- --- 85.5 °F Ipan, Guam   9.8 ft 8 sec 135° --- --- 83.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 12 sec 38° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   7.5 ft 8 sec 99° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 83.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 84.0 °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 061027 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 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... 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 06Z, or 10 PM PST, a 1025 mb surface high was 600 NM southwest of Point Conception, while a 965 mb surface low was located in the Gulf of Alaska. A moderately long period northwesterly swell will bring large and hazardous seas through Saturday. Localized Gale Force winds are expected across the outer waters south of Point Conception this afternoon through tomorrow evening. Conditions will gradually improve on Saturday, leading to great boating weather on Sunday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 15 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 15 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 12 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 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- 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 35 kt across the waters from near Point Conception down south to San Miguel island in the late afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 14 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 14 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 2 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 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- 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt across the western portion. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 14 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. These strong winds are confined across the western portion of the zone. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 13 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... TODAY Western Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 227 AM PST Thu Nov 6 2025 TODAY W to NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 25 kt near Anacapa island by mid-afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Local gusts to 25 kt near Anacapa island in the early evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, , highest in eastern portions. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Black www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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