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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 9th, 10:35am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   4.3 ft 6 sec 330° --- --- 44.1 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.6 ft 9 sec 259° 6-10 kt 50° 46.2 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   1.3 ft 11 sec 255° 10-14 kt 270° 42.3 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 4 sec 51° --- --- 48.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   5.6 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 50.4 °F OOI Westport Offshore   10.5 ft --- 184° 21 kt 150° 52.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec 254° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 52.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 53.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 55.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 200° 57.6 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 150° 55.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 56.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 90° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 210° 60.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.5 ft 12 sec 301° --- --- 58.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 279° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 80° 56.5 °F SD 1073   7.2 ft 13 sec --- 13-15 kt 46° 57.4 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 255° --- --- 57.2 °F Pajaro Beach South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 40° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 58.8 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 56.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 20° 59.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 12 sec 299° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 58.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 30° 59.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 90° 60.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 234° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 40° 63.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 247° --- --- 62.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-27 kt 70° 60.6 °F San Pedro, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 271° --- --- 63.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 274° --- --- 63.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 63.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 252° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 257° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 266° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 62.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 62.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- --- SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 50° 62.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 50° 60.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 50° 78.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 50° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 120° 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 4 kt 160° 77.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec 327° --- --- 78.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   4.9 ft 12 sec 0° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 4° --- --- 77.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 0° --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 78.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 78.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.5 ft 12 sec 326° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   --- --- --- --- --- 78.1 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° --- SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 90° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 50° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.6 ft 8 sec 45° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 8 sec 94° --- --- 84.4 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.9 ft 10 sec 52° --- --- 85.8 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   5.9 ft 10 sec 54° --- --- 84.0 °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

 

Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions The wind model is currently unavailable :/ Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

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

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 091659 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 16Z or 8 AM PST, a 1046 MB high was over Idaho and a weak trough was over the Southern California bight. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 TODAY NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. MON N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 7 seconds. TUE N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft. WED N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 TODAY NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 7 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 5 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Strongest western portion. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 7 seconds. MON N winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 8 seconds. TUE N winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 TODAY NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 12 seconds. TONIGHT NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. NW swell 4 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Strongest northwestern portion. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. MON N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 7 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 8 seconds. TUE NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. WED N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 4 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 12 seconds. TONIGHT N winds 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. NW swell 4 to 6 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. MON NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft dominant period 8 seconds. MON NIGHT NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 6 to 8 ft dominant period 9 seconds. TUE N winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 5 to 7 ft. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 4 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Eastern portion, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Western portion, S winds 5 to 10 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 12 seconds. TONIGHT Eastern portion, NE winds 25 to 30 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Western portion, winds variable 10 kt or less. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 12 seconds. SUN Eastern portion, NE winds 20 to 30 kt becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Western portion, SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft dominant period 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT W winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. TUE N winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft. WED NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 859 AM PST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Combined seas 4 to 6 ft dominant period 12 seconds. TONIGHT From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, NE winds 25 to 35 kt becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 12 seconds. SUN NE winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 3 to 5 ft dominant period 11 seconds, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft dominant period 11 seconds in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds. MON NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 3 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming E. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 to 4 ft. WED N winds 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to 3 ft. Sweet www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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