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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, November 20th, 9:10pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 5 sec 329° --- --- 44.2 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft 6 sec 54° 2-6 kt 30° 41.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   22.6 ft 15 sec 97° --- --- 46.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   16.4 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 52.0 °F OOI Westport Offshore   19.7 ft --- 224° 21 kt 160° 53.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   14.8 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   17.1 ft 13 sec 248° --- --- 52.2 °F Newport PWS North   16.1 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 52.7 °F Newport PWS South, OR   14.1 ft 14 sec 270° --- --- 52.9 °F OOI Waldport Offshore   19.4 ft --- 233° 19 kt 170° 53.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   18.0 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 290° 59.9 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-21 kt 180° 55.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   20.0 ft 14 sec 297° --- --- 55.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 25-39 kt 170° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 27-37 kt 160° --- Point Reyes, CA   22.3 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 57.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   14.4 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 52.9 °F SD 1077   16.7 ft 14 sec --- 26-31 kt 167° 53.1 °F Aptos Creek Nearshore, CA 275   6.9 ft 13 sec 234° --- --- 52.9 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   8.2 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 52.5 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   9.8 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 52.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 130° 53.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 53.2 °F Point Sur, CA   10.8 ft 13 sec 294° --- --- 53.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 130° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 55.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 110° 54.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 57.9 °F Harvest, CA   8.2 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 54.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 56.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 57.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 57.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 57.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 59.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 57.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° 55.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 251° --- --- 57.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 58.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 60.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 59.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- 57.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 60.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 59.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 59.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 60.6 °F Torrey Pines Inner, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 60.3 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 59.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 61.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 280° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° 62.8 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 61.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 100° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 90° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 40° 77.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 9 sec 79° --- --- 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 80° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 320° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 10 sec 40° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 58° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 9 sec 97° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 79.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 146° --- --- 78.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 10 sec 86° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 7 sec 175° --- --- 80.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 93° --- --- 78.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- 104° 14-16 kt 70° 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 79.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 70° 79.9 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   7.2 ft 11 sec 11° --- --- 84.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.2 ft 13 sec 353° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 10 sec 68° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.9 ft 7 sec 38° --- --- 86.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.9 ft 10 sec 57° --- --- 87.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 10 sec 91° --- --- 87.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.9 ft 11 sec 105° --- --- 82.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 10 sec 91° --- --- 82.8 °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

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

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 202132 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 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... 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z, or 8 PM PST, a 1024 mb surface high was located 200 NM SW of Los Angeles and a 960 mb surface low was 500 NM W of Seattle. Steep seas will affect northern portions of the coastal waters through Thursday evening. Rain showers will impact most of the waters beginning Friday night and lasting at least through the weekend. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... TONIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TONIGHT SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 13 seconds. THU SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. FRI SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. FRI NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. THU SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. FRI NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 4 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 9 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 13 seconds. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 132 PM PST Wed Nov 20 2024 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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