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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, July 5th, 12:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 4 sec 323° --- --- 50.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.5 ft 8 sec 255° --- --- 50.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- 51.3 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 7 sec 288° --- --- 56.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 6 sec 283° --- --- 59.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 59.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 6 sec 300° --- --- 54.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.9 ft 7 sec --- --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.2 ft 8 sec 335° --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 40° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 340° --- --- 52.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 190° 52.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 210° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 10° 61.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 320° --- --- 58.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 222° --- --- 60.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 208° 4 kt 240° 57.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 8 sec --- 2-4 kt 270° 56.8 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 60.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 300° --- --- 61.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 290° --- Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 317° --- --- 61.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 61.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 206° --- --- 61.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 300° 61.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 62.8 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 60.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 227° 16-19 kt 300° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 250° 62.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 67.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 201° --- --- 69.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 198° --- --- 68.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6 kt 340° --- Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 64.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 62.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 67.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 67.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 211° --- --- 67.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 194° --- --- 69.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 216° --- --- 69.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 69.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 71.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 239° --- --- 71.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 70.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 72.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 192° --- --- 69.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 192° --- --- 69.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 193° 8-10 kt 300° 67.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 300° 64.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 90° 79.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 80° 79.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 60° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 50° --- --- 78.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 41° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 78.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 79.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 18 sec 186° --- --- 79.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 18 sec 163° --- --- 79.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 46° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 18 sec 185° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   17.7 ft 10 sec 43° --- --- 84.4 °F Backyard Buoys   4.6 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.6 ft 14 sec 81° --- --- 86.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.6 ft 9 sec 162° --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   7.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 11 sec 174° --- --- 82.4 °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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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 051510 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 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... 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 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 1033 mb surface high was 1750 NM W of San Francisco, while a 1006 MB low was located near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds, W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2026 TODAY Western Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds, NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 810 AM PDT Sun Jul 5 2026 TODAY NW to W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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