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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, August 4th, 2:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 13 sec 109° --- --- 55.9 °F Cape Suckling   3.0 ft 7 sec 204° 2 kt 190° 59.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 49.5 °F CAPE CLEARE   4.3 ft 6 sec 169° 12-14 kt 140° 55.6 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.3 ft 13 sec 192° 12-14 kt 280° 57.4 °F PORTLOCK BANK   6.9 ft 7 sec 168° 10-14 kt 160° 52.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   1.3 ft 7 sec 212° 6 kt 80° 55.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   9.5 ft 8 sec 243° 19-25 kt 270° 48.0 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   3.9 ft 8 sec 230° 14-16 kt 290° 59.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   5.2 ft 7 sec 185° 17-23 kt 150° 53.4 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   4.3 ft 8 sec 213° 8-12 kt 190° --- ALBATROSS BANK   5.6 ft 7 sec 218° 16-17 kt 170° 54.3 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   6.6 ft 6 sec 252° 16-19 kt 240° 49.3 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   9.8 ft 8 sec 274° 21-27 kt 230° 48.0 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.6 ft 8 sec 254° 14-16 kt 260° 53.1 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.2 ft 10 sec 249° 12-14 kt 220° 48.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.9 ft 8 sec 199° --- --- 54.5 °F Neah Bay   3.6 ft 7 sec 288° 6-8 kt 90° 54.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 4-6 kt 190° 53.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 51.8 °F Backyard Buoys   3.0 ft 7 sec 266° --- --- 62.4 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   3.6 ft 8 sec 317° 10-12 kt 320° 62.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 7 sec 296° --- --- 58.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 7 sec 300° --- --- 61.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.3 ft 7 sec 303° 16-19 kt 340° 63.7 °F WEST WASHINGTON   5.6 ft 6 sec 15° 16-17 kt 360° 58.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 308° --- --- 62.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.2 ft 8 sec 321° 17-19 kt 350° 62.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 7 sec 296° --- --- --- STONEWALL BANK   6.6 ft 8 sec 319° 16-19 kt 350° --- PORT ORFORD   6.9 ft 8 sec 334° 21-25 kt 360° 55.0 °F WEST OREGON   7.5 ft 8 sec 20° 17-21 kt 10° 63.1 °F ST GEORGES   7.2 ft 8 sec 321° 10-12 kt 190° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 332° --- --- 57.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   7.9 ft 9 sec 333° 12-14 kt 230° 58.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 331° --- --- 58.1 °F PT ARENA   5.6 ft 9 sec 318° 12-16 kt 190° 61.3 °F BODEGA BAY   4.3 ft 10 sec 308° 6 kt 140° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   9.5 ft 10 sec 27° 17-21 kt 350° 65.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 318° --- --- 57.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft 8 sec 306° 6-8 kt 180° 57.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 9 sec --- 10-12 kt 170° 61.5 °F MONTEREY   4.9 ft 10 sec 314° 8-10 kt 190° 62.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 300° --- --- 58.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 220° --- Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 58.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.9 ft 10 sec 316° 4-6 kt 150° 57.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 60.4 °F SANTA MARIA   5.2 ft 11 sec 303° 4-8 kt 290° 60.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 327° --- --- 62.4 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 66.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   4.3 ft 11 sec 299° 6-10 kt 260° 68.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.0 ft 7 sec 263° 6-8 kt 280° 69.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 73.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 214° --- --- 74.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 200° --- --- 71.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 14 sec 198° 4-6 kt 210° 71.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 70.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.6 ft 11 sec 317° 8-12 kt 300° 66.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 275° --- --- 75.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 183° --- --- 74.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 76.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 76.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 76.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 317° --- --- 64.9 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 75.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 76.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 76.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 75.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 287° --- --- 77.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 76.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 74.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   4.6 ft 11 sec 282° 8-10 kt 250° 72.3 °F TANNER BANK   5.6 ft 11 sec 313° 10-14 kt 300° 66.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 9 sec 101° 14-16 kt 70° 79.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 79.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.2 ft 10 sec 77° 14-16 kt 60° 78.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 12 sec 79° --- --- 80.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 80° 79.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 43° --- --- 79.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 10 sec 78° --- --- 80.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 81.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 11 sec 64° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.2 ft 10 sec 82° --- --- 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.2 ft 11 sec 70° 16-17 kt 50° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 12 sec 95° 16-19 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   9.5 ft 10 sec 249° --- --- 86.0 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   6.6 ft 14 sec 32° --- --- 84.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 14 sec 217° --- --- 80.6 °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 041558 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was 750 NM NW of Seattle and a 1004 mb low was centered over Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 TODAY Light winds. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED 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. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 6 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 TODAY W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT NW 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. FRI W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. 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 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 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 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 ft. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 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- 858 AM PDT Tue Aug 4 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT 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. WED 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 14 seconds. WED 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 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 and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT 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 and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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