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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, June 26th, 10:35pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 6 sec 216° --- --- 46.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.2 ft 10 sec 254° --- --- 50.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 4 sec 302° --- --- 50.9 °F Backyard Buoys   5.6 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 55.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.9 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 57.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 9 sec 272° --- --- 58.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 59.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 299° --- --- 57.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 350° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 59.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 193° --- --- 52.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 56.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 340° 62.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 187° --- --- 58.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 60.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 280° 57.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 8 sec --- 8-10 kt 280° 60.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° 61.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 4 sec 282° --- --- 61.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 310° --- Point Sur, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 58.8 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 223° --- --- 56.1 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 60.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 18 sec 200° --- --- 61.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 59.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 280° 61.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 66.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 192° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 64.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 280° 66.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 62.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 171° --- --- 67.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 166° --- --- 66.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 214° --- --- 67.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 69.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 208° --- --- 68.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 63.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 68.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 225° --- --- 67.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 240° --- --- 68.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 68.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 69.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 183° --- --- 68.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 65.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 290° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 310° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 79.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 77.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 58° --- --- 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 90° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 9 sec 46° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 59° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 6 sec 138° --- --- 80.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.5 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 186° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 67° --- --- 80.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 50° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.6 ft 12 sec 306° --- --- 84.7 °F Backyard Buoys   2.3 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 84.0 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 12 sec 170° --- --- 83.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 82.8 °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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Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

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

 

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 270351 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 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... 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z or 8 PM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was 1300 NM NW of San Francisco, while a 1000 mb low was located over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. SAT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 851 PM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 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 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 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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