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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, September 15th, 12:45pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 3 sec 151° --- --- 50.2 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   4.3 ft 5 sec 243° 19-21 kt 150° 51.3 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   12.8 ft 11 sec 311° 19-25 kt 260° 51.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   5.2 ft 11 sec 134° 14-16 kt 190° 49.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   3.0 ft 13 sec 177° --- --- 58.1 °F Neah Bay   3.0 ft 8 sec 283° 0-2 kt --- 52.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 4-6 kt 230° 52.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 51.1 °F Backyard Buoys   2.3 ft 8 sec 276° --- --- 62.1 °F Grays Harbor, WA   2.6 ft 8 sec 298° --- --- 60.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 59.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.0 ft 8 sec 315° --- --- 58.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 326° --- --- 59.9 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 58.5 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 20° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 360° 57.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 327° --- --- 57.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 330° 56.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 66.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.2 ft 9 sec 324° --- --- 59.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 318° 10-12 kt 300° 60.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   6.6 ft 8 sec --- 10-14 kt 300° 61.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- 328° 10-14 kt 320° 61.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 300° --- --- 58.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 350° --- Point Sur, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 321° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 321° 12-14 kt 340° 62.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 297° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 62.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.9 ft 10 sec 323° --- --- 64.2 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 9 sec 334° --- --- 67.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 294° 14-17 kt 320° 70.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 130° 71.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 270° --- --- 72.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 71.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 72.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 74.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 68.0 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 267° --- --- 72.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 268° --- --- 73.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 208° --- --- 75.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 204° --- --- 73.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 9 sec 251° --- --- 74.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 10 sec 314° --- --- 66.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 187° --- --- 73.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 270° --- --- 73.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 73.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 285° --- --- 72.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 292° --- --- 73.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 72.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-12 kt 210° 74.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 70.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 79.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 70° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 32° --- --- 80.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 27° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.0 ft 20 sec 190° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 13 sec 171° --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.9 ft 12 sec 89° --- --- 80.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 92° --- --- 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 137° 16-19 kt 50° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 81.7 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.6 ft 10 sec 49° --- --- 84.9 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 13 sec 65° --- --- 84.2 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 10 sec 40° --- --- 85.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.9 ft 9 sec 323° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 17 sec 178° --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 15 sec 216° --- --- 81.3 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 151455 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 14Z or 7 AM PDT, a 1032 mb surface high was 1000 NM west of Seattle while a 1005 mb thermal low was over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. FRI N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... TODAY NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this morning, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft decreasing to 6 to 8 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft decreasing to 6 to 8 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 5 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 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- 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TODAY N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TODAY SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. FRI NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 2 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 755 AM PDT Tue Sep 15 2026 TODAY SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers with patchy drizzle this morning. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT SW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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