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Friday, March 13th, 12:05pm PDT
Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp
Lower Cook Inlet
 
1.6 ft 3 sec 329° --- --- ---
Ocean Station PAPA
 
5.9 ft 10 sec 309° --- --- 42.8 °F
Backyard Buoys
 
7.2 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- ---
Grays Harbor, WA
 
6.6 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 47.7 °F
Clatsop Spit, OR
 
7.9 ft 12 sec 272° --- --- 47.8 °F
Astoria Canyon, OR
 
8.9 ft 12 sec 302° --- --- 50.7 °F
Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
 
9.2 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- ---
Newport PWS North
 
10.2 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 51.4 °F
Yaquina Channel SW, OR
 
9.8 ft 12 sec 309° --- --- ---
Newport PWS South, OR
 
9.2 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 51.4 °F
UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR
 
8.5 ft 10 sec 314° --- --- 52.3 °F
Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
 
5.6 ft 11 sec 315° --- --- 53.2 °F
SOUTHEAST PAPA
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 220° ---
EEL RIVER
 
--- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° 53.2 °F
Cape Mendocino, CA
 
6.6 ft 18 sec 184° --- --- 53.4 °F
PT ARENA
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 50.7 °F
BODEGA BAY
 
--- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° ---
WEST CALIFORNIA
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 270° 56.7 °F
Point Reyes, CA
 
7.9 ft 11 sec 311° --- --- 52.2 °F
San Francisco Bar, CA
 
5.6 ft 17 sec 228° --- --- 55.6 °F
SAN FRANCISCO
 
--- --- --- 6-10 kt 330° 54.7 °F
HALF MOON BAY
 
5.6 ft 8 sec --- 14-16 kt 320° 55.2 °F
Monterey Canyon Outer, CA
 
4.9 ft 8 sec 297° --- --- 56.8 °F
MBM1
 
--- --- --- 6 kt 280° 55.8 °F
Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
 
3.3 ft 17 sec 355° --- --- 56.7 °F
Point Sur, CA
 
7.5 ft 17 sec 185° --- --- 55.4 °F
CAPE SAN MARTIN
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° ---
Diablo Canyon, CA
 
5.6 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 56.3 °F
SANTA MARIA
 
--- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° ---
Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
 
8.9 ft 17 sec 172° --- --- 58.8 °F
Harvest, CA
 
8.5 ft 17 sec 181° --- --- 57.7 °F
WEST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° 57.4 °F
EAST SANTA BARBARA
 
--- --- --- 8 kt 230° 59.5 °F
Topanga Nearshore, CA
 
2.0 ft 15 sec 203° --- --- 64.0 °F
Santa Monica Bay, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 62.1 °F
Santa Cruz Basin, CA
 
3.6 ft 17 sec 200° --- --- 60.6 °F
Santa Monica Basin
 
--- --- --- 0-2 kt --- ---
Long Beach Channel, CA
 
3.6 ft 17 sec 181° --- --- 61.3 °F
SOUTH SANTA ROSA
 
--- --- --- 17-23 kt 320° 59.2 °F
San Pedro, CA
 
2.0 ft 17 sec 199° --- --- 63.0 °F
San Pedro South, CA
 
3.3 ft 17 sec 171° --- --- 61.0 °F
Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.9 ft 17 sec 207° --- --- 62.1 °F
Green Beach Offshore, CA
 
4.6 ft 17 sec 191° --- --- 63.3 °F
Red Beach Nearshore, CA
 
3.3 ft 15 sec 207° --- --- 62.4 °F
San Nicolas Island, CA
 
7.2 ft 15 sec 189° --- --- 59.7 °F
Oceanside Offshore, CA
 
3.9 ft 17 sec 185° --- --- 64.0 °F
Leucadia Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 17 sec 229° --- --- 62.1 °F
Del Mar Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 236° --- --- 62.4 °F
Torrey Pines Outer, CA
 
3.6 ft 15 sec 194° --- --- 65.1 °F
SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA
 
1.3 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- 63.9 °F
Mission Bay West, CA
 
4.3 ft 17 sec 178° --- --- 64.8 °F
Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
 
2.3 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 63.0 °F
Point Loma South, CA
 
4.3 ft 17 sec 183° --- --- 63.5 °F
SAN CLEMENTE BASIN
 
--- --- --- 4 kt 300° 65.1 °F
TANNER BANK
 
--- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° 60.8 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 12-16 kt 160° 74.3 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
--- --- --- 12-17 kt 150° 75.4 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
--- --- --- 17-21 kt 160° 73.9 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
4.9 ft 10 sec 292° --- --- 76.5 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 12 kt 90° 74.7 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
3.0 ft 8 sec 56° --- --- 75.0 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
5.6 ft 6 sec 141° --- --- 76.1 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
6.9 ft 6 sec 182° --- --- 76.8 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
5.9 ft 6 sec 167° --- --- 76.6 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
4.3 ft 8 sec 54° --- --- 76.1 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
5.9 ft 10 sec 269° --- --- 76.6 °F
Hilo, Hawaii, HI
 
4.9 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 76.1 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 19-23 kt 120° 77.5 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
--- --- --- 16-19 kt 140° 76.8 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
6.2 ft 15 sec 65° --- --- 81.0 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
7.9 ft 17 sec 21° --- --- 85.8 °F
Aunuu, American Samoa
 
5.2 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 85.5 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
4.3 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 85.3 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

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FZUS56 KLOX 131407 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 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... 707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 5 AM PDT, a 1028 mb surface high was centered 600 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1012 mb low was located in southern Arizona.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

TODAY
Light winds, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds, N 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

MON
NE wind 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE
NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.




Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

TODAY
NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SUN
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt early. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

MON
N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.




Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

TODAY
NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 25 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Local gusts to 35 kt before midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SUN
NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

MON
N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE
N wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 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- 707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

TODAY
NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.

TONIGHT
NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Local gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Local gusts to 35 kt across western portion. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
NW wind 20 to 30 kt with local gusts to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SUN
N to NE wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

MON
E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

MON NIGHT
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds.

TUE
NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.




East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

TODAY
Western portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Eastern portion, NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.

TONIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 7 seconds.

SAT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Strongest across western portion. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.

SAT NIGHT
Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

SUN
SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

SUN NIGHT
Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.

MON
Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

MON NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE
Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds.




Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 707 AM PDT Fri Mar 13 2026

TODAY
From Point Mugu to Santa Monica, N to NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Otherwise, light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.

SAT
Light winds, becoming W 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SAT NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

SUN
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

SUN NIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

MON
Light winds, becoming W 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 17 seconds.

MON NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 17 seconds.

TUE
Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 16 seconds.

TUE NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 15 seconds.




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