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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, December 21st, 7:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.9 ft 6 sec 109° 19-23 kt 10° 43.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   5.2 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 42.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.8 ft 12 sec 306° --- --- 45.5 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft 7 sec 103° 6-8 kt 190° 49.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 10 sec 301° --- --- 50.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 53.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.5 ft 9 sec 264° --- --- 53.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 52.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 51.1 °F Newport PWS North   7.9 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 54.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 54.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 55.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-27 kt 300° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 210° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 6 sec 181° --- --- 56.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 170° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 180° 57.0 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 61.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 180° 56.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 304° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 160° 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 58.6 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 314° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 200° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 58.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 140° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 60.1 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 220° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 80° 62.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 8 sec 239° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 310° 63.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 63.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 350° 59.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 63.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 9 sec 272° --- --- 64.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 12 sec 217° --- --- 62.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 233° --- --- 63.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 235° --- --- 62.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 63.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 62.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 62.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 63.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 269° --- --- 63.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 64.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 340° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   4.9 ft 13 sec 307° 8 kt 360° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 77.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 77.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 50° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 60° 77.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.9 ft 13 sec 2° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 3° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 78.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 7 sec 173° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 359° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 79.9 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   9.5 ft 11 sec 30° --- --- 84.4 °F Ipan, Guam   8.5 ft 10 sec 60° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.5 ft 13 sec 27° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 8 sec 98° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 354° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 14 sec 348° --- --- 85.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Santa Barbara Region Harvest Buoy (CDIP 071) 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 WEST SANTA BARBARA (NOAA 46054) 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 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 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 210917 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 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... 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...A strong winter storm will likely bring widespread GALES Tuesday afternoon to at least Tuesday night with elevated seas and winds likely continuing through at least Thursday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then showers likely this afternoon. TONIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. TUE S wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT S wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED S wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED NIGHT S wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Showers. THU S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. THU NIGHT S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 14 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 TODAY S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely. TONIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. MON S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. MON NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers. TUE SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. TUE NIGHT S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 10 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED S wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED NIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 9 seconds, NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. THU S wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: SW 12 ft at 10 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. THU NIGHT S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 16 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. TONIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers. TUE SE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SE wind 30 to 40 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED S wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED NIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 9 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. THU S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 10 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. THU NIGHT S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft, building to 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. TUE SE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SE wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. WED S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. WED NIGHT S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. THU S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 6 ft at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. TUE Western Portion, SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SE wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. WED S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. WED NIGHT SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. THU S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 117 AM PST Sun Dec 21 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT SE wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. WED S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. WED NIGHT S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds. Showers. THU S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 7 seconds, SW 5 ft at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds, SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Showers. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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