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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, March 5th, 1:10pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 5 sec 321° --- --- --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.9 ft 9 sec 231° 14-17 kt --- --- Backyard Buoys   11.2 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   10.2 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.2 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 48.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   11.5 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 49.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.2 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 50.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.5 ft 10 sec 276° --- --- 51.3 °F Newport PWS North   10.5 ft 11 sec 299° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.2 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.5 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.2 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 52.9 °F PORT ORFORD   9.8 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 54.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 250° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 340° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 10 sec 291° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 29-35 kt 330° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 27-33 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 360° 56.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   13.1 ft 9 sec 307° --- --- 56.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.6 ft 9 sec 284° --- --- 57.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   8.5 ft 9 sec 296° 21-27 kt 320° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   9.8 ft 9 sec --- 19-23 kt 320° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 297° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 260° 55.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 339° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   10.8 ft 11 sec 295° --- --- 56.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 25-33 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 285° --- --- 52.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   11.5 ft 9 sec 327° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   9.5 ft 11 sec 309° --- --- 55.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 310° 55.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   5.2 ft 9 sec 279° 8-14 kt 240° 57.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 59.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 59.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 60.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-29 kt 310° 56.7 °F San Pedro, CA   4.3 ft 7 sec 270° --- --- 60.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   4.9 ft 6 sec 276° --- --- 61.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 62.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 219° --- --- 62.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 59.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 185° --- --- 63.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 268° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 7 sec 282° --- --- 62.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 9 sec 288° --- --- 62.8 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 272° --- --- 62.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 298° --- --- 62.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 297° 10-14 kt 330° 63.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 340° 60.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 140° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 140° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 110° 74.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 82° --- --- 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 110° 74.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 78° --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 69° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 9 sec 167° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 7 sec 153° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 84° --- --- 75.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 9 sec 176° --- --- 77.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 103° --- --- 76.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 90° 77.0 °F Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 14 sec 51° --- --- 81.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 13 sec 360° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 85.1 °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 051608 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 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... 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 12Z or 4 AM PST, a 1036 mb surface high was about 925 NM WNW of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb low was located just southeast of Las Vegas. Moderate to strong northerly winds will affect much of the waters today along with hazardous short period seas. A moderate to strong Santa Ana Wind event may bring Gale force wind gusts to portions of the southern inner waters Friday night into Sunday. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt in the evening, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 11 seconds and N 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. MON N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: N 12 ft at 11 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 10 ft at 10 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. SUN N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft, subsiding to 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: N 13 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt late. Local gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds and N 5 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 10 seconds. SAT N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 9 seconds and NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Local gusts to 40 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 13 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 11 seconds. FRI N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 9 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NE 6 ft at 8 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. SUN N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 30 kt becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW to N wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT Eastern Portion, NE wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. SUN Eastern Portion, N wind 15 to 20 kt. Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 2 ft at 11 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 808 AM PST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... TODAY N wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning with vsby 1 NM or less. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt with local gusts to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. FRI Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, NE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Otherwise, NE wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NIGHT N wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds. SUN Malibu to Santa Monica and the San Pedro Channel, N wind 15 to 25 kt. Otherwise, N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds. MON NIGHT SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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