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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 24th, 2:05am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   5.9 ft 8 sec 223° --- --- 42.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   7.2 ft 10 sec 209° 23-27 kt 230° 41.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.9 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- 45.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 46.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 46.2 °F OOI Westport Offshore   6.2 ft --- 293° 16 kt 340° 45.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 17 sec 257° --- --- 44.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 46.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- --- Newport PWS North   7.5 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 50.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.9 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 49.6 °F Newport PWS South, OR   6.9 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 50.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 50.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- 50.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 70° 56.3 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 340° 51.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 15 sec 289° --- --- 53.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 330° 53.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° --- Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 291° --- --- 54.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 274° --- --- 50.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.6 ft 16 sec 288° --- --- 53.2 °F SD 1077   3.9 ft 16 sec --- 11-12 kt 330° 53.8 °F Soquel Cove South, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 241° --- --- 53.2 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 238° --- --- 52.7 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 52.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 53.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 52.3 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 301° --- --- 54.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 254° --- --- 54.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° 55.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 295° --- --- 55.2 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 55.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 240° 56.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 56.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 56.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 58.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 57.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2 kt 90° 58.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 56.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 55.6 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 58.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 248° --- --- 58.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 57.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 55.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 57.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 57.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 55.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 55.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 57.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 56.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 57.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 55.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 58.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 60° 57.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 280° 58.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 290° 76.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 280° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 200° 75.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   11.5 ft 13 sec 351° --- --- 73.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° 76.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   11.2 ft 14 sec 339° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   9.8 ft 14 sec 7° --- --- 76.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 356° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   11.8 ft 14 sec 14° --- --- 77.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 313° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 7 sec 173° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 14 sec 313° --- --- 77.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   11.5 ft 14 sec 343° --- --- 77.4 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 30° 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 90° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 80° 78.1 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.9 ft 10 sec 17° --- --- 83.1 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.5 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 83.7 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 8 sec 101° --- --- 82.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   5.2 ft 10 sec 70° --- --- 85.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.2 ft 10 sec 62° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   7.5 ft 9 sec 62° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 9 sec 53° --- --- 84.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 9 sec 40° --- --- 86.0 °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 240418 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 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... 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 03Z, or 7 PM PST, a 1045 mb surface high was 700 NM NW of Seattle. A thermal trough extended from Baja CA northward along the California Coast. Light to moderate NE to E winds will affect portions of the southern coastal waters trough this evening, especially for the nearshore waters in Santa Ana wind- prone locations. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely after midnight. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely. SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. MON Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 TONIGHT N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, subsiding to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 TONIGHT NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt until midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 13 seconds. Rain likely. SUN SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain likely. MON Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt nearshore from Ventura to Point Mugu, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI 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 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Rain. SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 818 PM PST Thu Jan 23 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt nearshore, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Otherwise, E wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. SUN SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. MON Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Rain likely. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. A slight chance of rain. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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