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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 27th, 11:40am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.9 ft 5 sec 335° --- --- 40.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   17.1 ft 8 sec 103° 39-49 kt 120° 44.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   15.7 ft 10 sec 236° --- --- 45.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.3 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   11.2 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 51.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.5 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 48.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.5 ft 10 sec 308° --- --- 50.4 °F Newport PWS North   11.5 ft 12 sec 309° --- --- 52.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   12.1 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.5 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 52.7 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   12.5 ft 12 sec 318° --- --- 54.3 °F PORT ORFORD   8.9 ft 10 sec 300° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 10 sec 305° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 350° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 10 sec 315° --- --- 55.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 321° 17-23 kt 340° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° 59.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 290° 10-12 kt 350° 57.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   6.9 ft 10 sec 343° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   12.8 ft 12 sec 315° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 59.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 360° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 61.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 304° 21-25 kt 320° 59.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 276° 6-8 kt 300° 60.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 242° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 63.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 261° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 257° 6-8 kt 320° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 242° --- --- 63.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 310° 58.1 °F San Pedro, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 63.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 62.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 63.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 63.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 256° --- --- 62.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 61.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 63.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 295° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 63.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 278° --- --- 63.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 287° 10-12 kt 300° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 180° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 190° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 120° 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 150° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 23° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 12 sec 33° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 26° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 7 sec 161° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 7 sec 155° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 17° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 168° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 17° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 78.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.9 ft 14 sec 42° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 11 sec 59° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.9 ft 14 sec 9° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 7 sec 56° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 11 sec 222° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 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 271632 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 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... 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...At 10Z, or 8 AM PST, a 1008 mb low was located over western Nevada. Large, steep seas across the outer waters will gradually diminish through this weekend. Gusty offshore winds will affect the coastal waters Sunday night through at least Tuesday morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds, NE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds, NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 14 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SE 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds, NE 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds, E 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 6 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 832 AM PST Sat Dec 27 2025 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible. Otherwise, N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt possible, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. A slight chance of showers after midnight. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. A chance of showers. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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