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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, April 3rd, 7:40pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 3 sec 123° --- --- 41.5 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.2 ft 5 sec 57° 31-37 kt 60° 40.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 8 sec 294° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 51.6 °F OOI Westport Offshore   3.6 ft --- 293° 4 kt 320° 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 286° --- --- 51.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 53.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 297° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 51.8 °F PORT ORFORD   5.2 ft 8 sec 328° 19-21 kt 350° 52.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 328° --- --- 52.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- 154° 12-14 kt 180° 52.3 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° 52.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 6 sec 334° --- --- 52.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 334° 25-31 kt 330° 52.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 310° 19-23 kt 310° --- Point Reyes, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 52.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- 55.0 °F SD 1077   7.2 ft 8 sec --- 17-20 kt 324° 53.6 °F Soquel Cove South, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 257° --- --- 54.9 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 271° --- --- 55.4 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 294° --- --- 53.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 70° 53.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 338° --- --- 54.7 °F Point Sur, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 312° --- --- 54.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 51.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 323° 21-25 kt 320° 53.8 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 54.3 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 319° --- --- 52.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 301° 17-23 kt 320° 52.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 53.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 53.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec 260° --- --- 53.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 55.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 261° 8 kt 290° 57.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 52.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 53.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 54.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 56.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 57.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.2 ft 10 sec 297° --- --- 54.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 198° --- --- 57.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 55.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 55.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 56.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 282° --- --- 56.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 57.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 268° --- --- 54.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 56.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 285° 12-16 kt 320° 59.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 342° 12-14 kt 360° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- 351° 12-14 kt 360° 75.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 258° 10-14 kt 210° 76.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 323° --- --- 75.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 30° 77.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 11 sec 330° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.0 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.0 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.3 ft 9 sec 93° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 158° --- --- 78.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 118° --- --- 77.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 105° 14-17 kt 80° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 70° 78.6 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.9 ft 14 sec 35° --- --- 83.1 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 83.5 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 14 sec 66° --- --- 82.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.6 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 85.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   10.2 ft 14 sec 25° --- --- 84.2 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.9 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 83.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 88.2 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 032057 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 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... 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 18Z, or 11 AM PDT, a 1025 mb surface high was located was about 350 NM west of San Francisco and a 1008 mb low was over western Arizona. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 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 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 14 seconds and NW 7 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 11 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. 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 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 16 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 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 with gusts to 30 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 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 9 ft at 17 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, W to NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Strongest western portion. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 157 PM PDT Thu Apr 3 2025 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 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 in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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