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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, July 14th, 12:45pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 6 sec 218° --- --- 47.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.3 ft 8 sec 263° --- --- 51.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 50.0 °F Backyard Buoys   2.3 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 56.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   2.6 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 57.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 58.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.6 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 54.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 360° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 360° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 50.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 64.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 7 sec 322° --- --- 54.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 63.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 56.3 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 8 sec --- 8-10 kt 290° 58.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° --- Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 59.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 260° --- Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 322° --- --- 60.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 260° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 57.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 61.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 59.9 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 63.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° 63.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 66.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 71.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 70.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 196° --- --- 68.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 69.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 201° --- --- 69.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° 64.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 171° --- --- 69.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 177° --- --- 69.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 69.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 70.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 72.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 182° --- --- 63.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 73.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 72.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 72.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 199° --- --- 71.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 285° --- --- 73.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 70.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 70.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° 68.9 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 64.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° 77.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 78.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 78.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 26° --- --- 79.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 37° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 79.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 7 sec 146° --- --- 80.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 74° --- --- 79.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 60° 81.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.2 ft 8 sec 215° --- --- 83.1 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.3 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.9 ft 7 sec 147° --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.2 ft 12 sec 187° --- --- 81.0 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 141605 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 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... 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 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 1029 mb high was 800 NM NW of Seattle, while a 1008 MB thermal low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, SW 2 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 3 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 3 ft at 16 seconds and NW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, S 4 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, S 2 ft at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10- to 20 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. WED Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon with local gusts to 35 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 25 to 35 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. THU W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Eastern Portion, SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 905 AM PDT Tue Jul 14 2026 TODAY S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Local gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. THU E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Lewis www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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