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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 13th, 3:05pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.6 ft 7 sec 334° --- --- 43.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   11.5 ft 11 sec 175° --- --- 46.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.3 ft --- --- --- --- 50.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 53.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 11 sec 249° --- --- 52.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 54.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 52.7 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 55.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 55.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec 276° --- --- 54.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 190° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 200° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 130° 56.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 250° 61.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 54.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 57.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 180° 60.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 60.6 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 60.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 160° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 66.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 240° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 60.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 297° --- --- 62.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 62.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 63.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 280° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 64.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 61.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 64.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 64.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 63.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 64.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 63.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 63.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 63.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 63.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 64.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 63.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 240° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 62.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 64.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 64.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 64.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 260° 78.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 270° 77.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 190° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 200° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 12 sec 356° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 356° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec 358° --- --- 78.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 11 sec 313° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 4 sec 190° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 10 sec 332° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 352° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 120° 78.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 130° 79.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   9.5 ft 8 sec 59° --- --- 84.6 °F Ipan, Guam   8.9 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 7 sec 70° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 10 sec 84° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 15 sec 337° --- --- 85.6 °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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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 131758 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 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... 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 17Z, or 9 AM PST, a 1026 MB surface low was located over Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt this evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY SE to S wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 958 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning with vsby 1 NM or less in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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