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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 11th, 3:30am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   16.4 ft 12 sec 188° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 5 sec 65° --- --- 48.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   10.5 ft 11 sec 241° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 12 sec 246° --- --- 50.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 53.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 12 sec 259° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   9.5 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 52.9 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.5 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.5 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 52.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 54.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 120° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 269° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 210° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 53.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 90° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 30° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 58.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4 kt 40° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 58.3 °F Harvest, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 20° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 20° 60.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 5 sec 36° --- --- 59.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 70° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 61.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 60.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 61.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 61.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 292° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 259° --- --- 61.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 261° --- --- 63.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 30° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 20° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 240° 78.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 240° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 200° 76.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 170° 77.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   10.8 ft 17 sec 334° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 17 sec 355° --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.6 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 8 sec 156° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.5 ft 17 sec 330° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 17 sec 311° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 14 sec 334° --- --- 78.8 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 78.1 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 84.7 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 6 sec 87° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 357° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 340° --- --- 86.0 °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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Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

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

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 110425 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 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... 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z, or 7 PM PST, a 1031 mb surface high was 300 NM NW of Point Conception, extending inland to a 1046 mb high over southern Idaho. Gusty NE winds nearshore will continue through at least early next week, strongest off the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 18 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 16 seconds. MON NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 825 PM PST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Point Dume, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts gusts to 30 kt. San Pedro Channel 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN From Point Mugu to Point Dume, NE wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. San Pedro Channel 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT From Point Mugu to Point Dume, SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON From Point Mugu to Point Dume, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON NIGHT From Point Mugu to Point Dume, N wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE From Point Mugu to Point Dume, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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