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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, April 1st, 9:35pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   6.2 ft 6 sec 272° --- --- 41.4 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.6 ft 6 sec 239° 21-27 kt 230° 41.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 3 sec 315° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.2 ft 11 sec 233° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 247° --- --- 50.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 10 sec 236° --- --- 50.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 256° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 51.1 °F Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 50.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   14.1 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 52.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 52.7 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 340° 51.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   13.8 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 52.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 27-37 kt 330° 53.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 310° --- Point Reyes, CA   14.4 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 53.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   10.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 54.7 °F SD 1077   13.5 ft 13 sec --- 27-32 kt 317° 54.0 °F Soquel Cove South, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 253° --- --- 55.8 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 255° --- --- 55.4 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec 256° --- --- 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   11.5 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 53.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 19 kt 120° 53.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 54.3 °F Point Sur, CA   12.1 ft 13 sec 294° --- --- 54.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 310° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 54.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 55.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   11.5 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 55.8 °F Harvest, CA   10.5 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 53.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 310° 54.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 290° 53.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 7 sec 247° --- --- 53.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec 260° --- --- 55.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   6.6 ft 6 sec 271° --- --- 55.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 290° 57.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 251° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 310° 54.9 °F San Pedro, CA   9.8 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 54.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 54.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 55.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 260° --- --- 55.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   11.8 ft 13 sec 314° --- --- 54.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 267° --- --- 56.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 267° --- --- 57.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 285° --- --- 57.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 57.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 57.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 58.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 56.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   9.2 ft 8 sec 277° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 25-33 kt 290° 59.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 190° 74.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 200° 75.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 150° 76.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 11 sec 351° --- --- 75.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 150° 77.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 352° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 352° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 171° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec 168° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 210° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 104° --- --- 76.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 100° 78.1 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.2 ft 8 sec 42° --- --- 82.9 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 83.7 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 82.8 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.9 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 85.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 9 sec 55° --- --- 84.0 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 8 sec 99° --- --- 84.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 8 sec 57° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 86.7 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 012145 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 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... 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z, or 2 PM PDT, a 1030 mb surface high was located about 700 NM west of Point Conception and will continue to expand into the West Coast. Gale Force winds and high seas will impact the waters south of Point Conception through Wednesday.. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. WED NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. WED NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. WED NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. TONIGHT NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 8 seconds. THU Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 245 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TODAY W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 9 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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