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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, December 26th, 2:40pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   5.9 ft 9 sec 347° --- --- 45.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.0 ft 6 sec 289° --- --- 49.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   9.5 ft 9 sec 272° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 232° --- --- 49.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.5 ft 11 sec 220° --- --- 51.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.5 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 52.7 °F Newport PWS North   8.5 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 53.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.2 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 53.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.5 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 54.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-29 kt 290° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.5 ft 10 sec 228° --- --- 55.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 320° 57.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 300° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 340° 61.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   13.5 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 57.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 210° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   11.5 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 19 kt 170° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 343° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   14.8 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 59.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 230° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 270° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   9.5 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 60.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 280° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 210° 59.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 235° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   6.9 ft 10 sec 257° --- --- 63.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 258° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 230° 60.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 237° --- --- 63.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 58.3 °F San Pedro, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 256° --- --- 63.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 258° --- --- 62.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 236° --- --- 63.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- 63.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 253° --- --- 63.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 62.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 63.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 63.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 63.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 62.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 64.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 200° 63.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 300° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 150° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 140° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 100° 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 110° 77.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 12° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 7° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.5 ft 12 sec 16° --- --- 78.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 170° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 5 sec 144° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 23° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 220° --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.5 ft 13 sec 8° --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 90° 78.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.2 ft 14 sec 51° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 14 sec 55° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.5 ft 13 sec 10° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 325° --- --- 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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 261648 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 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... 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 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 1002 mb low was centered near Eureka, with a cold front extending S over the central coastal waters. This front will move slowly across the southern coastal waters through this afternoon. Gusty winds and steep seas can be expected through this afternoon. There is a slight chc of thunderstorms through this afternoon. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY SW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 13 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TODAY SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 13 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 15 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TODAY SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 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 rain after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 848 AM PST Fri Dec 26 2025 TODAY SW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Rain. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds. TUE NIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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