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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, December 28th, 12:00pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 7 sec 327° --- --- 40.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   19.0 ft 13 sec 7° --- --- 41.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.8 ft 10 sec 209° --- --- 45.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 8 sec 292° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 6 sec 289° --- --- 51.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 299° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 301° --- --- 50.0 °F Newport PWS North   5.9 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.6 ft 10 sec 317° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 309° --- --- 52.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 335° --- --- 52.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 160° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 328° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 140° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 80° 56.3 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 10° 61.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 110° 57.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 30° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 346° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   8.9 ft 10 sec 315° --- --- 59.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 65.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 320° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 313° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 280° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 240° 61.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 242° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 260° --- --- 63.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 258° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 62.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 58.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 62.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 7 sec 245° --- --- 62.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 272° --- --- 62.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec 273° --- --- 62.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 268° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 284° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- 63.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 62.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 63.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 360° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 20° 63.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 340° 76.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 350° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 130° 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 150° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 78° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 9 sec 157° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 81° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 11 sec 43° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 78.1 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.9 ft 12 sec 329° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 13 sec 59° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   6.2 ft 7 sec 86° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 11 sec 2° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 11 sec 340° --- --- 84.9 °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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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 281523 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 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... 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...At 15Z, or 7 AM PST, a 1034 mb high was located 300 NM west of Eureka, CA. Waters typically prone to gusty offshore winds will experience hazardous boating conditions today through at least Tuesday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NE 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt nearshore from Point Estero to Morro Bay. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 14 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 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 Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft, subsiding to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. THU SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. THU SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SE 6 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt.t Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. THU SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern Portion, N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this afternoon. Western portion, light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 723 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Point Mugu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT Point Mugu to Topanga Beach, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. For the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON Point Mugu to Topanga Beach, NE wind 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt early becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. For the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT Point Mugu to Topanga Beach, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the afternoon. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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