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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 19th, 10:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 2 sec 118° --- --- 38.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.9 ft 14 sec 251° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 12 sec 299° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 48.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 12 sec 246° --- --- 48.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 51.3 °F Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 140° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 10° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 40° 57.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 10° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 290° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 59.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 299° --- --- 58.5 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 290° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 59.9 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 245° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 110° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 61.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 242° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 245° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 297° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 260° --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 254° --- --- 61.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 61.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 214° --- --- 63.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 265° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 61.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 160° 75.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 160° 75.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 110° 75.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 323° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.6 ft 7 sec 70° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.6 ft 7 sec 74° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 15 sec 307° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 143° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 14 sec 330° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.5 ft 15 sec 341° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 60° 76.1 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 100° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 86° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 12 sec 6° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 9 sec 84° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 357° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 328° --- --- 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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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 191513 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 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... 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 .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 1038 mb surface low was over Idaho, while an inverted trough of low pressure was along the California coast. Weak Santa Ana Winds and choppy seas are possible late Monday into Tuesday focused nearshore between Ventura and Malibu and could extend out to the Channel Islands at times. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 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- 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Local gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 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- 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Local gusts to 15 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kr in the afternoon. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 713 AM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, Light winds, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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