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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 20th, 3:20am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.0 ft 10 sec 163° 2-4 kt 40° 40.6 °F Cape Suckling   4.6 ft 12 sec 227° 6-8 kt 90° 43.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 38.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   5.6 ft 10 sec 214° 4 kt 290° 42.8 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   12.5 ft 8 sec 142° 23-29 kt 90° 38.5 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   6.2 ft 12 sec 241° 0-4 kt --- 44.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   4.9 ft 10 sec 204° 8-10 kt 50° 39.6 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   12.1 ft 7 sec 329° 27-35 kt 300° 39.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.5 ft 11 sec 192° --- --- 44.2 °F Neah Bay   4.6 ft 16 sec 266° 12-14 kt 70° 48.4 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 8-10 kt 10° 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 8 sec 290° --- --- 48.0 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   5.9 ft 16 sec 283° 2-4 kt 100° --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 48.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 17 sec 262° --- --- 47.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   3.9 ft 16 sec 288° 6-8 kt --- 49.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 51.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.2 ft 16 sec 282° 12-16 kt 30° 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 17 sec 276° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 17 sec 284° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 254° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 17 sec 290° --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   5.2 ft 17 sec 283° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   6.6 ft 15 sec 290° 10-14 kt 340° 54.1 °F ST GEORGES   4.6 ft 17 sec 274° 4-8 kt 160° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   5.6 ft 16 sec 289° 4-6 kt 300° 54.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 18 sec 284° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   5.2 ft 17 sec 271° 8-10 kt 360° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   4.3 ft 13 sec 264° 2-4 kt 340° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   6.6 ft 16 sec 305° 12-14 kt 360° 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 268° --- --- 55.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft 13 sec 252° 6-8 kt 350° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 350° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 353° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 268° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.9 ft 13 sec 275° 4-6 kt 290° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 59.0 °F SANTA MARIA   3.9 ft 14 sec 268° 4-6 kt 80° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 281° --- --- 59.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   4.6 ft 13 sec 274° 4 kt 310° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.0 ft 12 sec 263° 4-6 kt 270° --- Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 227° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 249° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.3 ft 12 sec 239° 0-2 kt --- 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 61.3 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   4.3 ft 14 sec 283° 12-14 kt 330° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 258° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 241° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 288° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 60.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 13 sec 274° 0-2 kt --- 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 294° 4-8 kt 330° 61.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft 16 sec 271° 17-21 kt 190° 75.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   6.6 ft 13 sec 266° 17-23 kt 180° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.6 ft 13 sec 323° 17-21 kt 110° 75.2 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 76.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 318° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 63° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 7 sec 153° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 81° --- --- 76.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 279° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 79° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   9.2 ft 8 sec 73° 16-17 kt 70° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.2 ft 8 sec 97° 16-19 kt 100° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.2 ft 14 sec 40° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 10 sec 94° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.9 ft 14 sec 355° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 339° --- --- 85.5 °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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Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 200436 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 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... 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 04Z or 8 PM PST, a 1035 mb surface high was over Idaho, while a 1009 mb surface low was 1400 NM northwest of Los Angeles, CA. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 5 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, W 6 ft at 13 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and NW 6 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED Light winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds. SAT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT Eastern Portion, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Western Portion, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Eastern Portion, NE wind 10 to 15 kt with local gusts to 20 kt. Western Portion, E wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT Light winds, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED E wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. FRI NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 836 PM PST Mon Jan 19 2026 TONIGHT Malibu to Santa Monica, N wind 5 to 10 kt becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE Malibu to Santa Monica, NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Otherwise, Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 11 seconds. WED E to SE wind 5 to 10 kt in the morning, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds. FRI 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. SAT Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Phillips www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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