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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, August 8th, 4:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.9 ft 11 sec --- 14-16 kt 130° 56.8 °F Cape Suckling   6.9 ft 12 sec --- 14-17 kt --- 56.1 °F CAPE CLEARE   5.6 ft 11 sec --- 0-2 kt --- 57.7 °F Fairweather Grounds   8.9 ft 10 sec --- 12-19 kt 190° 56.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   6.9 ft 6 sec --- 19-25 kt 250° 52.9 °F Kodiak, AK   5.9 ft 9 sec 205° --- --- 54.9 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 50.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   10.2 ft 12 sec --- 19-23 kt 250° 57.2 °F ALBATROSS BANK   8.2 ft 11 sec --- 14-16 kt 250° 56.3 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 6 sec --- 17-21 kt 230° 50.4 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.9 ft 7 sec 227° 4 kt --- --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.6 ft 6 sec --- 10-14 kt 250° 42.4 °F Neah Bay   5.2 ft 9 sec 278° 2-4 kt 130° 53.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 7 sec 289° --- --- 49.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 57.7 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- 60.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 63.5 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 296° --- --- 55.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 8 sec 323° --- --- 54.5 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 350° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 325° --- --- 53.8 °F PT ARENA   8.5 ft 9 sec 317° 12-16 kt 330° 53.2 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-14 kt 150° 52.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 340° 66.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 52.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 58.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 160° 54.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 160° --- MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 180° 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 220° 57.7 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 58.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 10 sec 341° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 59.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 58.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 55.8 °F SANTA MARIA   5.2 ft 9 sec 303° 4-6 kt 10° 58.5 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 10 sec 316° --- --- 57.0 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 319° --- --- 56.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° 56.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 260° 61.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 253° --- --- 65.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 4 sec 282° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 350° 68.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 250° --- --- 67.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt --- 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 270° --- --- 63.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 282° --- --- 66.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 299° --- --- 61.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 218° --- --- 70.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 242° --- --- 69.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 68.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 278° --- --- 70.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 211° --- --- 70.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 70.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 79.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-29 kt 80° 79.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 81.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 19° --- --- 80.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 54° --- --- 80.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 79.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 67° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 186° --- --- 81.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 168° --- --- 81.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 64° --- --- 79.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 196° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 79.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt --- 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.7 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   2.6 ft 9 sec 56° --- --- 86.5 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.6 ft 9 sec 62° --- --- 85.3 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 9 sec 87° --- --- 85.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.6 ft 9 sec 87° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 8 sec 63° --- --- 82.9 °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

 

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

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

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 080903 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 09Z, or 2 AM PDT, a 1032 MB high pressure center was located 950 NM west of Eureka and a 1008 MB thermal low was located over western Arizona. The pattern will not change much through the forecast period. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 4 to 6 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY NW winds 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. WED NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. WED W winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 203 AM PDT Sat Aug 8 2020 TODAY Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TONIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 3 ft. Patchy fog. WED W winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Patchy fog. Stewart www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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