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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, November 6th, 9:50am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 5 sec 229° --- --- 46.4 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   12.5 ft 11 sec 286° 10-12 kt 340° --- SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   9.8 ft 12 sec 274° 12-16 kt 320° --- SOUTH KODIAK   9.5 ft 9 sec 260° 17-23 kt 280° 46.9 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   19.0 ft 11 sec 255° 27-37 kt 290° 45.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   16.1 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   11.8 ft 11 sec 255° --- --- 52.7 °F Neah Bay   11.8 ft 15 sec 260° 27-39 kt 150° --- NEW DUNGENESS   5.2 ft 5 sec 124° 21-25 kt 130° 50.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 49.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   13.1 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 53.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   12.5 ft 15 sec 272° --- --- 53.1 °F WEST WASHINGTON   25.6 ft 16 sec 273° 27-35 kt 240° 57.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   15.1 ft 14 sec 293° --- --- 55.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   14.4 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 53.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.5 ft 15 sec 300° --- --- 59.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.2 ft 15 sec 299° --- --- 59.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- 303° 14-19 kt 290° 64.4 °F EEL RIVER   12.8 ft 16 sec 315° 6-10 kt 100° 59.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.8 ft 17 sec 296° --- --- 61.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 294° 16-19 kt 330° 62.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 278° 17-21 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 293° 8-10 kt 230° 63.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.5 ft 14 sec 297° --- --- 64.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 62.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   9.5 ft 17 sec 277° 6-8 kt 360° 65.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   8.5 ft 12 sec --- 12-16 kt 320° 66.0 °F MONTEREY   --- --- 297° 10-12 kt 360° 67.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 66.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 60° --- CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 299° 12-14 kt 340° 66.6 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 69.4 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 215° --- --- 68.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 296° 12-14 kt 330° 68.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   11.2 ft 20 sec --- --- --- 68.4 °F Harvest, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 71.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   8.5 ft 14 sec 297° 8-10 kt 330° 71.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 264° 4-6 kt 200° 74.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 214° --- --- 71.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 72.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 262° --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 280° 12-14 kt 30° 74.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 346° --- --- 74.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 300° 14-17 kt 330° 70.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 75.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 75.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 72.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 244° --- --- 74.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 73.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 20 sec --- --- --- 66.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 75.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 259° --- --- 75.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 76.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 75.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 75.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   8.9 ft 14 sec 286° 8-12 kt 310° 66.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft 13 sec 327° 21-25 kt 60° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   8.5 ft 14 sec 318° 16-21 kt 50° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 315° 17-21 kt 70° 78.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 60° 78.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 15 sec 308° --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 165° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.8 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   11.8 ft 15 sec 320° 17-21 kt 60° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 354° 21-25 kt 60° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 81° 23-27 kt 70° 82.4 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   4.3 ft 8 sec 34° --- --- 86.0 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   5.6 ft 11 sec 28° --- --- 85.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   4.3 ft 11 sec 25° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.0 ft 10 sec 121° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   9.5 ft 9 sec 134° --- --- 81.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 344° --- --- 81.1 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 061431 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 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 1026 mb surface high was 600 NM west of Monterey while a 1014 mb surface low was near Yuma. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 10 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 13 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. TUE N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 10 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 10 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 11 ft at 15 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and NW 9 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 7 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 16 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 13 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 TODAY Western portion, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Eastern portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 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 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Eastern portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 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. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 16 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TUE N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 631 AM PST Fri Nov 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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