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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, August 6th, 7:05pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 216° --- --- 49.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 55.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 7 sec 297° --- --- 51.6 °F Backyard Buoys   3.3 ft 8 sec 277° --- --- 61.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 308° --- --- 61.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 304° --- --- 61.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 323° --- --- 64.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 52.3 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.3 ft 8 sec 342° 10-12 kt 350° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 325° --- --- 57.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 350° 55.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 330° 58.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 6 kt 280° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 350° 65.8 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 192° --- --- 59.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 59.2 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 10 sec --- 4-6 kt 300° 63.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° 62.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 58.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 280° --- Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 311° --- --- 59.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 58.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 62.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 66.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 63.7 °F Harvest, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 189° --- --- 67.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 300° 67.8 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 260° 68.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 196° --- --- 73.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 218° --- --- 72.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 70.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 71.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 70.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 310° 68.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 178° --- --- 74.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 167° --- --- 73.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 201° --- --- 76.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 76.5 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 75.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 178° --- --- 64.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 76.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 76.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 76.3 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 74.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 6 sec 291° --- --- 77.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 218° --- --- 74.5 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 75.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 72.7 °F TANNER BANK   3.0 ft 9 sec 322° 12-14 kt 290° 65.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 60° 79.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 80° 79.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 50° 79.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 40° --- --- 81.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 80° 79.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 348° --- --- 79.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 5 sec 55° --- --- 81.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 12 sec 187° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 162° --- --- 81.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 17° --- --- 79.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 88° --- --- 81.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 60° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   10.2 ft 10 sec 318° --- --- 85.3 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   6.2 ft 13 sec 11° --- --- 84.7 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.5 ft 8 sec 174° --- --- 80.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   9.2 ft 8 sec 192° --- --- 80.4 °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 062258 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 21Z or 2 PM PDT, a 1022 mb surface high was 900 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1002 mb thermal low was over Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Local gusts to 25 kt NW of San Nicolas Island. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, with gusts to 20 kt. Local gust to 25 kt. Wind becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds. FRI Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT 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. SUN Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. MON NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. TUE Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 217 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026 TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt this evening, with local gusts to 25 kt nearshore. Wind becoming light afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog. FRI Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. FRI 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 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Light winds, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 ft. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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