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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, December 25th, 1:00pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   7.5 ft 8 sec 343° --- --- 45.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 3 sec 61° --- --- 49.3 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 11 sec 237° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 10 sec 262° --- --- 52.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 199° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 52.7 °F Newport PWS North   6.2 ft 5 sec 181° --- --- 53.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.2 ft 6 sec 191° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 53.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.8 ft 11 sec 201° --- --- 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 8 sec 224° --- --- 54.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 27-35 kt 340° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 190° 54.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   12.1 ft 10 sec 176° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 170° 57.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 170° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 230° 61.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   10.2 ft 10 sec 217° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 170° 56.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.9 ft 10 sec 228° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 21 kt 140° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 349° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   9.8 ft 10 sec 214° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 200° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 212° --- --- 59.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 180° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   9.8 ft 9 sec 213° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 224° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 180° 60.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 210° 59.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 215° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 228° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 224° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 140° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 242° --- --- 63.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 220° 58.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 243° --- --- 62.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 257° --- --- 63.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 214° --- --- 63.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 213° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 223° --- --- 63.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 229° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 233° --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 233° --- --- 63.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 233° --- --- 63.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 235° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 256° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 235° --- --- 64.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 249° --- --- 62.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 243° --- --- 64.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 160° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 180° 64.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 130° 77.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 120° 76.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 110° 77.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 90° 77.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec 8° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec 13° --- --- 76.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.5 ft 12 sec 9° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 171° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 168° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 13° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 12° --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 77.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 78.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.2 ft 12 sec 49° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 11 sec 59° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.5 ft 13 sec 19° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.3 ft 5 sec 74° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 11 sec 227° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 260° --- --- 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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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 251705 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 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... 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...At 15Z, or 7 AM PST, a 982 mb low was 600 NM NW of Point Conception, with a cold front extending S over the outer coastal waters. This front will move slowly through the coastal waters through tonight. Gusty winds and steep seas can be expected through Friday morning. Thunderstorms with cloud to water lightning and waterspouts are possible at least through this evening. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: S 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms late this morning, then showers with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. FRI SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW after midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 13 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: S 12 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of tstms late this morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 10 ft at 10 seconds and W 12 ft at 11 seconds. Showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. FRI SW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 14 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 16 ft, subsiding to 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: W 15 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 2 ft at 10 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: SW 11 ft at 9 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. A chance of showers. TONIGHT S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 9 ft at 11 seconds. Showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. FRI SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds and W 12 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 15 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 12 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. MON NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 3 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. A slight chance of tstms late this morning, then a chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT S wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 10 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely. FRI SW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds, SW 2 ft at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms late this morning, then showers likely with a chance of tstms this afternoon. TONIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Showers. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 905 AM PST Thu Dec 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms. TONIGHT S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. FRI S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds, SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 6 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. MON NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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