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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, August 14th, 2:20pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   1.6 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 57.0 °F Cape Suckling   2.3 ft 16 sec 184° 10-12 kt 270° 61.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.3 ft --- --- --- --- 51.6 °F CAPE CLEARE   3.3 ft 8 sec 199° 6 kt 240° 56.7 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.0 ft --- 287° 14-16 kt 310° 58.1 °F PORTLOCK BANK   4.9 ft --- 188° 6-8 kt 120° 54.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.0 ft 4 sec 4° 14-16 kt 30° 54.1 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   4.3 ft 7 sec 70° 16-21 kt 80° 49.6 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   3.6 ft --- 312° 10-12 kt 310° 57.6 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   4.6 ft 9 sec 197° 10-12 kt 120° 56.5 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   3.6 ft --- 221° 4-6 kt 330° --- ALBATROSS BANK   4.6 ft 8 sec 189° 10-12 kt 170° 56.1 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   5.9 ft 7 sec 29° 16-17 kt 350° 50.2 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   4.6 ft 5 sec 181° 16-21 kt 110° 49.6 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   3.9 ft --- 173° 6-8 kt 240° 56.1 °F SOUTH KODIAK   4.6 ft 8 sec 188° 10-12 kt 180° 55.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.6 ft 6 sec 262° 10-12 kt 160° 50.9 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   3.9 ft 9 sec 268° 12-14 kt 290° 48.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.3 ft 8 sec 220° --- --- 57.9 °F Neah Bay   3.0 ft 7 sec 282° 6-8 kt 220° 53.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 7 sec 282° --- --- 50.0 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 7 sec 276° --- --- 58.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 6 sec 293° --- --- 57.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 7 sec 307° --- --- 59.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   3.6 ft 7 sec 321° 2-4 kt 190° 63.0 °F WEST WASHINGTON   4.9 ft 9 sec 337° 12-14 kt 310° 60.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 320° --- --- 63.1 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 327° 6-10 kt 280° 64.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 314° --- --- 55.4 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.3 ft 7 sec 327° 4-6 kt 190° --- WEST OREGON   4.6 ft 8 sec 359° 8-10 kt 320° 64.4 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 319° --- --- 55.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10 kt 210° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 2 kt 270° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 318° --- --- 52.0 °F PT ARENA   3.9 ft 8 sec 321° 2-4 kt 300° 56.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4 kt 340° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   4.9 ft 8 sec 16° 4-8 kt 330° 66.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 6 sec 325° --- --- 60.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 218° 6-8 kt 250° --- HALF MOON BAY   3.6 ft 7 sec --- 6-8 kt 240° 60.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 61.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 294° --- --- 61.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 260° --- Point Sur, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 62.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 320° 63.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 64.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 300° 67.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 177° --- --- 64.9 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 321° --- --- 69.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° 70.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10 kt 290° 70.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 201° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 202° --- --- 73.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 250° 72.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 218° --- --- 69.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 66.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 171° --- --- 72.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 167° --- --- 71.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 75.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 73.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 212° --- --- 74.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 172° --- --- 70.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 74.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 73.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 239° --- --- 72.5 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 199° --- --- 75.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 72.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 194° --- --- 75.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 209° --- --- 73.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 73.4 °F TANNER BANK   4.6 ft 9 sec 323° 8-10 kt 280° 67.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.2 ft 15 sec 164° 16-19 kt 80° 80.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 70° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.2 ft 10 sec 115° 17-23 kt 70° 79.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 80° 79.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 40° --- --- 79.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 10 sec 78° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 81.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 81.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 11 sec 109° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   9.8 ft 11 sec 106° --- --- 81.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   16.4 ft 11 sec 74° 29-37 kt 20° 81.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   8.9 ft 9 sec 83° 17-21 kt 60° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.6 ft 12 sec 27° --- --- 84.4 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   1.6 ft 12 sec 83° --- --- 84.0 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 80.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 200° --- --- 80.2 °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 141558 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 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 1022 mb surface high was 900 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1006 mb thermal low was located in southeastern California. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT 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 3 ft at 18 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 Fri Aug 14 2026 TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog. MON Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 858 AM PDT Fri Aug 14 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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