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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, October 2nd, 3:30am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   7.5 ft 11 sec 197° --- --- 56.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   4.3 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 50.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   14.8 ft 14 sec 249° 14-17 kt 130° 53.2 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 10 sec 225° 8-12 kt 210° 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 9 sec 278° --- --- 56.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 10 sec 261° --- --- 58.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 9 sec 267° --- --- 57.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 275° --- --- 55.8 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 8 sec 328° --- --- 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 344° --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° 54.7 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 350° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.9 ft 9 sec 317° --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 60.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 210° 58.6 °F SD 1073   6.9 ft 11 sec --- 3-4 kt 297° 59.4 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 264° --- --- 61.3 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 269° --- --- 61.7 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 310° 59.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 320° 60.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 345° --- --- 61.9 °F Point Sur, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 59.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 61.7 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 283° --- --- 59.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 60.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.2 ft 11 sec 319° --- --- 62.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 12 sec 307° --- --- 64.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 310° 63.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 250° 63.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 194° --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 191° --- --- 66.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 188° --- --- 66.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 220° 64.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 64.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 320° 62.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 171° --- --- 65.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 177° --- --- 64.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 204° --- --- 68.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 64.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 190° --- --- 68.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 232° --- --- 67.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- 68.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 191° --- --- 69.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 287° --- --- 68.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 183° --- --- 69.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 67.6 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 219° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 68.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 65.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 100° 80.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 110° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 100° 79.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 100° 80.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 318° --- --- 79.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 63° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 66° --- --- 79.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 90° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 87° --- --- 79.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 154° --- --- 81.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 80.2 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 80° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 60° 79.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° --- Ipan, Guam   --- --- 80° --- --- 85.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 86.2 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   10.8 ft 8 sec 175° --- --- 82.6 °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 020338 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 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 1030 MB surface high was centered about 800 NM W of Eureka, while a 1001 MB low was centered over Arizona. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 TONIGHT 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 NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. TUE N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Winds variable 10 kt or less in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 TONIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less building to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 5 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 18 seconds. TUE NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. FRI NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell NW 2 to 4 ft and S 2 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 TONIGHT NW winds 5 to 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt or less late. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds. TUE Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED Winds variable 10 kt or less, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 838 PM PDT Sun Oct 1 2023 TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. 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 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW 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 18 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE 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 16 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED 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 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. THU NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. FRI NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and S 2 ft. Gomberg www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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