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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, July 15th, 10:15am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 8 sec 216° --- --- 47.5 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.6 ft --- 223° 6-8 kt 30° 45.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 5 sec 263° --- --- 47.5 °F Backyard Buoys   3.0 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 56.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 58.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.0 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 277° --- --- 55.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 290° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 20° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 360° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 294° --- --- 50.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 53.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 65.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 54.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 224° --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 303° 12-16 kt 300° 55.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 7 sec --- 10-12 kt 300° 58.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 59.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 59.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 310° 60.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 7 sec 290° --- --- 58.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 60.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 7 sec 303° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 305° 14-17 kt 310° 62.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 210° 64.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 70.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 70.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 67.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 90° 70.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 68.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 64.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 69.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 70.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 67.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 69.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 223° --- --- 69.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 65.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 73.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 72.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 242° --- --- 73.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 73.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 5 sec 289° --- --- 73.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 211° --- --- 70.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 70.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 68.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 179° 14-17 kt 300° 64.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 78.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 78.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 79.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 100° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 17 sec 285° --- --- 78.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 150° --- --- 79.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.6 ft 9 sec 242° --- --- 83.3 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 7 sec 266° --- --- 84.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.5 ft 8 sec 160° --- --- 80.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.9 ft 9 sec 179° --- --- 81.3 °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 151627 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 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... 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 9 AM PDT, a 1032 mb high was 800 NM NW of Seattle, while a 1005 MB thermal low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this evening. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this evening. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt this evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon, with local gusts to 35 kt possible. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. THU W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. FRI E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 927 AM PDT Wed Jul 15 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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