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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 6th, 1:45pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   5.2 ft 8 sec 323° --- --- 45.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.5 ft 9 sec 261° --- --- 47.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.9 ft 12 sec 300° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   13.5 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   13.1 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 52.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   12.5 ft 11 sec 300° --- --- 53.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   12.1 ft 13 sec 291° --- --- 52.9 °F Newport PWS North   14.1 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 54.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   14.4 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   12.8 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 54.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.8 ft 14 sec 318° --- --- 54.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 340° --- BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 56.7 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 60.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 249° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- --- Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 57.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 340° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 343° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 322° --- --- 57.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 323° --- --- 60.8 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 62.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 120° 64.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 277° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 264° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 130° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 309° --- --- 64.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 320° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 64.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec 281° --- --- 64.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 64.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 64.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 64.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 7 sec 309° --- --- 63.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 64.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 226° --- --- 63.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 63.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 215° --- --- 64.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 64.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 237° --- --- 63.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 64.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 64.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 120° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 120° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 90° --- WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 120° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 323° --- --- 79.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 342° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 306° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 151° --- --- 78.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 14 sec 334° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 338° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° --- SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 80° --- Ritidian Point, Guam   6.9 ft 11 sec 325° --- --- 84.9 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.9 ft 9 sec 55° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 10 sec 60° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 84.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 84.6 °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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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

 

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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 061528 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 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... 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z, or 4 AM PST, a 1028 mb surface high was centered about 700 NM west of Point Conception, while a 1014 mb was near Las Vegas. The high will weaken some and slowly move closer to shore through the weekend. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT N to NE wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 7 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. MON N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NE wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 11 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 12 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 728 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NW to N wind 10 to 15 kt. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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