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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, August 2nd, 3:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 4 sec 230° --- --- 51.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 8 sec 248° --- --- 53.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 52.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 10 sec 271° --- --- 63.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.6 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- 61.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.9 ft 9 sec 281° --- --- 63.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 59.4 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 318° --- --- 56.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 350° 57.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   11.2 ft 8 sec 332° --- --- 57.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 350° 53.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 10° 66.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   13.1 ft 10 sec 325° --- --- 56.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 277° --- --- 61.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 55.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.5 ft 10 sec --- 17-19 kt 320° 59.7 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 60.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 320° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° 55.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 295° --- --- 59.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 310° 59.9 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 323° --- --- 59.5 °F Harvest, CA   7.2 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 67.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 61.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 260° 69.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 74.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 74.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 72.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 270° 72.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 71.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° 66.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 74.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 177° --- --- 73.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 217° --- --- 77.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 77.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 77.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 8 sec 302° --- --- 63.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 76.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 77.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 77.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 76.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 284° --- --- 77.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 75.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 190° --- --- 75.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 260° 73.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 300° 66.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- --- --- 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.5 ft 10 sec 75° --- --- 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 90° 78.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.6 ft 9 sec 39° --- --- 79.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   8.2 ft 9 sec 58° --- --- 79.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 80.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 156° --- --- 81.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 79.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.9 ft 9 sec 71° --- --- 79.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 50° 82.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   8.5 ft 13 sec 62° --- --- 85.6 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.9 ft 14 sec 54° --- --- 84.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 150° --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 80.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

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Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 021711 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 17Z or 10 AM PDT, a 1033 mb surface high was 800 NM W of Eureka and a 1000 mb low was over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 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- 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. WED W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 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- 1011 AM PDT Sun Aug 2 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT 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 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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