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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 14th, 12:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   13.5 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 43.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 49.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.9 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.2 ft 12 sec 258° --- --- 48.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.5 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.9 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 51.4 °F Newport PWS North   8.5 ft 12 sec 274° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.2 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.2 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.5 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 52.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 284° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 20° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 340° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 59.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 54.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 40° 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4 kt 220° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 30° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 320° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 59.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 60.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 260° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 61.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 61.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 252° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 12 sec 299° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 263° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 61.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 60.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6 kt 300° 61.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 200° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 200° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 140° 75.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 140° 76.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   11.2 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 345° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 352° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   7.9 ft 14 sec 313° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 8 sec 159° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 325° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 14 sec 294° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 334° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 76.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 10 sec 69° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 9 sec 42° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 6 sec 73° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 27° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 86.0 °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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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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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 140450 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 850 PM 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... 850 PM 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 04Z, or 8 PM PST, a 1039 mb high was located over Idaho. A thermal low of 1011 mb was over western Mexico. NE Santa Ana winds will continue through this week nearshore off portions of the coasts of San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 850 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NE 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. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 850 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 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. Patchy fog in the morning. 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 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 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- 850 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. 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. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. 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. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 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- 850 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. THU NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 850 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 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, light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt 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, light winds becoming NW 5 to 10 kt 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 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 850 PM PST Tue Jan 13 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NW 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N to NW 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 Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt.Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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