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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, July 9th, 11:15am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 4 sec 249° --- --- 48.9 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   3.9 ft 6 sec 264° --- --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.3 ft 16 sec 153° 12-16 kt 60° --- Ocean Station PAPA   8.9 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 50.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   3.3 ft 8 sec 283° --- --- 52.2 °F Backyard Buoys   3.6 ft 9 sec 269° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 52.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 17 sec 223° --- --- 57.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 306° --- --- 59.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- --- Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 310° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 7 sec 332° --- --- 53.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 350° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 340° 51.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 346° --- --- 52.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 330° 54.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 360° 62.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.8 ft 8 sec 318° --- --- 53.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 59.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   6.9 ft 9 sec 300° 14-16 kt 330° --- HALF MOON BAY   7.5 ft 9 sec --- 14-16 kt 310° 56.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 330° 59.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 304° --- --- 58.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 320° --- Point Sur, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 319° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 330° 58.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 54.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 58.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.5 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 58.3 °F Harvest, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 310° --- --- 54.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 310° 55.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 260° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 69.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 68.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 202° --- --- 67.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 211° 0-2 kt --- 66.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 66.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 330° 60.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 176° --- --- 68.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 190° --- --- 68.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 67.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 197° --- --- 67.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 219° --- --- 70.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 9 sec 303° --- --- 61.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 195° --- --- 70.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 235° --- --- 70.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 71.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 221° --- --- 72.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 71.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 68.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 69.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 292° 4-8 kt 180° 66.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 307° 16-19 kt 320° 63.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 78.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.6 ft 8 sec 94° 17-19 kt 70° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 78.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 50° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 14 sec 188° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 156° --- --- 79.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 79.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 51° 16-19 kt 80° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   9.5 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 82.9 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   8.5 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 85.3 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 17 sec 188° --- --- 81.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.5 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 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 091537 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 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... 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1031 mb surface high was 1200 NM W of Eureka, CA, while a 1001 MB low was over Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 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 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN 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 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 837 AM PDT Thu Jul 9 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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