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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, July 16th, 2:00pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 5 sec 222° --- --- 47.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 5 sec 280° --- --- 49.1 °F Backyard Buoys   3.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 55.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 293° --- --- 57.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 312° --- --- 59.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 52.5 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 288° --- --- 55.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 350° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 296° --- --- 51.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 54.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 350° 64.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.2 ft 7 sec 331° --- --- 55.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 59.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 310° 56.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.9 ft 8 sec --- 14-16 kt 300° 58.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° 55.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 6 sec 301° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 320° --- Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 7 sec 310° --- --- 57.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 25-29 kt 320° 59.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 7 sec 283° --- --- 58.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 310° 58.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 320° --- --- 59.5 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 319° --- --- 60.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 62.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° 68.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 203° --- --- 72.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 211° --- --- 71.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 70.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 180° 68.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 223° --- --- 69.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° 63.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 71.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 71.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 71.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 70.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 223° --- --- 71.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 306° --- --- 65.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 218° --- --- 73.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 242° --- --- 74.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 73.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 70.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 7 sec 287° --- --- 73.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 209° --- --- 70.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 70.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 170° 70.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 65.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 120° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 120° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 90° 78.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 90° 78.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 20° --- --- 78.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 32° --- --- 79.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 17 sec 164° --- --- 80.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 30° --- --- 78.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 81.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.2 ft 9 sec 245° --- --- 83.3 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.3 ft 7 sec 147° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   10.5 ft 8 sec 171° --- --- 80.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.9 ft 9 sec 174° --- --- 81.5 °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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Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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 161504 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 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... 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1032 mb high was 1100 NM NW of Seattle, Washington, while a 1002 mb thermal low was south of Las Vegas, Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 2 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 16 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 14 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 5 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Local gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 5 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 TODAY W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE to E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 804 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026 TODAY SE to E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT S to SE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 11 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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