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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, February 19th, 1:35pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   6.2 ft 6 sec 243° --- --- 39.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.9 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 43.9 °F Backyard Buoys   5.9 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   7.2 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 47.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 47.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec 308° --- --- 49.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 50.4 °F Newport PWS North   9.8 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 52.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.2 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 52.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.5 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 52.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.8 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 240° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-23 kt 340° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   12.8 ft 10 sec 309° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 27-37 kt 330° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 29-39 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 340° 56.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   15.7 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 56.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   8.9 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 25-33 kt 300° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   12.1 ft 9 sec --- 23-29 kt 290° 57.0 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   11.8 ft 9 sec 283° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 23 kt 250° 57.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 343° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   12.8 ft 9 sec 292° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 23-33 kt 310° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   10.8 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 61.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   14.4 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   12.1 ft 9 sec 297° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 300° 59.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 290° 59.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   5.2 ft 6 sec 239° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   6.6 ft 5 sec 244° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   7.5 ft 7 sec 261° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 280° 60.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 4 sec 215° --- --- 58.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 290° 59.5 °F San Pedro, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 61.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 60.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 250° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 61.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 4 sec 227° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.2 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 59.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 287° --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 268° --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 61.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 61.9 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 220° 62.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 250° 60.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 120° 75.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 25-33 kt 120° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 90° 73.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   12.5 ft 10 sec 67° --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 21 kt 110° 75.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.5 ft 11 sec 44° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   10.5 ft 10 sec 55° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   11.5 ft 11 sec 58° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 159° --- --- 76.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   5.2 ft 9 sec 148° --- --- 76.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 10 sec 72° --- --- 75.0 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 6 sec 138° --- --- 77.0 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.2 ft 9 sec 57° --- --- 75.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 80° 76.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 11 sec 66° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 8 sec 47° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 171° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 167° --- --- 85.3 °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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Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 191513 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 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... 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 7 AM PST, a 1000 mb low was just west of Monterey Bay with a cold front extending south of the low. This cold front will move across the coastal waters through this evening, bringing very hazardous boating conditions. Small Craft Advisory level conditions will then follow and linger into Friday morning. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt early in the evening, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 10 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds. A slight chance of rain. SUN NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON E wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY W to NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft, building to 14 to 16 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 16 ft, subsiding to 13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 16 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. SUN SE wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and SW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. MON NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 12 seconds. Rain. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 15 ft, subsiding to 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 15 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 12 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 3 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 11 seconds and SW 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY SW wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 10 seconds. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 2 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 4 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY S to SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt early in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of rain. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 713 AM PST Thu Feb 19 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY S to SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 8 seconds. Rain. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening, becoming 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening. FRI NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. RAT www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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