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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 13th, 7:20am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.8 ft 13 sec 183° 17-23 kt 160° 42.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.8 ft 11 sec 219° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 49.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.5 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 49.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 49.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 52.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 259° 4-6 kt 170° 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   9.8 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   8.5 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 52.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 52.7 °F PORT ORFORD   9.2 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 27-37 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 120° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-12 kt 70° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 80° 55.2 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 90° 59.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 54.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 90° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 30° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   8.9 ft 14 sec 293° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 14 sec 295° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   8.2 ft 15 sec 296° --- --- 60.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 70° 59.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2 kt 350° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 237° --- --- 60.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 61.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 60.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 252° --- --- 61.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.9 ft 15 sec 303° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 62.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 61.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 60.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 302° --- --- 61.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 61.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 270° --- --- 60.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 20° 63.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 80° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 50° 77.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 20° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-12 kt 320° 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 10° 76.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   13.5 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 359° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   7.9 ft 17 sec 315° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 9 sec 154° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.2 ft 15 sec 318° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 60° 78.1 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 11 sec 2° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 10 sec 87° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 10 sec 30° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 10 sec 45° --- --- 85.6 °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 130852 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 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... 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 06Z, or 10 PM PST, a 1028 mb high was 500 NM WNW of Point Conception, and a 1039 mb high was located over Nevada. An inverted trough extended from Baja California north along the California Coast. Gusty NE Santa Ana winds will continue through this week nearshore off portions of the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt nearshore Cayucos to Morro Bay late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt nearshore Cayucos to Morro Bay early. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TODAY NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TODAY Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 1252 AM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TODAY Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt with local gusts to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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