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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, February 3rd, 3:40pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.6 ft 7 sec 327° --- --- 39.9 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   14.1 ft 11 sec 158° 17-23 kt 170° 45.0 °F Ocean Station PAPA   16.4 ft 13 sec 180° --- --- 44.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.2 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 50.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.9 ft 12 sec 247° --- --- 51.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 51.8 °F Newport PWS North   5.6 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 52.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 55.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° 55.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 55.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 56.8 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 330° 56.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 260° 17-23 kt 160° 57.4 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 58.5 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 57.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 56.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 11 sec --- 10-14 kt 140° 57.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 30° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 58.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 284° 6-8 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 63.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 290° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 12 sec 290° --- --- 62.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 277° 6-8 kt 290° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 272° 8-10 kt 270° 62.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 222° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 62.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 276° 10-14 kt 290° 62.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 247° --- --- 62.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° 60.8 °F San Pedro, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 250° --- --- 62.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 236° --- --- 62.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 259° --- --- 62.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 247° --- --- 62.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.5 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 61.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 273° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 63.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 294° --- --- 63.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 63.7 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- 62.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 64.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 281° 10 kt 300° 64.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 270° 75.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 270° 75.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 270° 75.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   18.4 ft 14 sec 314° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 290° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   16.7 ft 14 sec 317° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 14 sec 3° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   9.5 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 77.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 6 sec 221° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   11.8 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   6.9 ft 14 sec 293° --- --- 78.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 78.1 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 9 sec 83° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 9 sec 59° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 84.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 336° --- --- 84.9 °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

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 031648 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 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... 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...Gusty Santa Ana winds are expected Tuesday night into Wednesday with Small Craft Advisory conditions likely for typical waters between Ventura and Orange County. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt with local NE gusts to 25 kt this morning, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 2 seconds and W 11 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 feet. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. WED N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 11 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: W 12 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 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- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. WED N to NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. THU NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt nearshore. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming N after midnight. Western Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Western Portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 848 AM PST Tue Feb 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning. TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, NW wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 35 kt nearshore. Otherwise, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Otherwise, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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