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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, March 25th, 12:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 8 sec 130° 8-10 kt 20° 38.1 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 3 sec 357° --- --- 36.0 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.2 ft 11 sec 228° 2-4 kt 220° 36.7 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   6.2 ft 8 sec 61° 16-19 kt 70° --- SOUTH KODIAK   9.8 ft 8 sec 332° 21-25 kt --- 37.6 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   7.5 ft --- 258° --- --- --- Ocean Station PAPA   7.5 ft 7 sec 284° --- --- 41.7 °F Backyard Buoys   8.5 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.5 ft 11 sec 247° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec 248° --- --- 49.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.2 ft 10 sec 236° --- --- 50.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.5 ft 10 sec 249° --- --- 50.4 °F Newport PWS North   8.9 ft 11 sec 295° --- --- 50.7 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.5 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   8.5 ft 9 sec 265° --- --- 50.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   7.9 ft 10 sec 273° --- --- 52.0 °F WEST OREGON   9.5 ft 9 sec 289° 19-27 kt 300° 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 350° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- 52.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 50.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 350° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 51.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 252° --- --- 54.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 54.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 7 sec --- 8-10 kt 320° 55.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 239° --- --- 55.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 270° 54.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 349° --- --- 55.9 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 17 sec 220° --- --- 54.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 303° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 57.2 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 223° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 280° 62.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 270° 62.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 210° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 64.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 212° --- --- 61.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 270° 62.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 64.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 280° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 229° --- --- 64.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 65.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 67.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 217° --- --- 65.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 220° --- --- 66.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 62.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 66.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 236° --- --- 66.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 219° --- --- 66.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 17 sec 291° --- --- 68.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 221° --- --- 67.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 249° --- --- 65.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 221° --- --- 67.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 320° 66.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 40° 63.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 72.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 70° 73.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 73.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 36° --- --- 75.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 60° 75.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   8.5 ft 8 sec 41° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.9 ft 8 sec 33° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 13 sec 166° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec 22° --- --- 75.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 200° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 15° --- --- 76.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 20° 78.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 73° --- --- 81.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 13 sec 174° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 284° --- --- 85.8 °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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Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 251533 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 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... 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 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 1034 mb surface high was centered about 1200 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1010 mb low was centered just S of Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 3 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY E wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog with vsby 1 NM or less this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. THU N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. THU E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 833 AM PDT Wed Mar 25 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT 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. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Sirard www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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