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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, July 4th, 12:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 6 sec 214° --- --- 47.1 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   5.2 ft 6 sec 81° 16-19 kt 90° --- CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   4.3 ft 4 sec 107° 19-23 kt 90° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   9.5 ft 7 sec 127° 19-23 kt 60° --- Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- 50.5 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 8 sec 281° --- --- 51.3 °F Backyard Buoys   3.0 ft 8 sec 271° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 58.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 60.8 °F WEST WASHINGTON   4.9 ft 17 sec 172° 12-14 kt 320° --- Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 295° --- --- 57.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 57.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 54.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 30° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 321° 16-21 kt 360° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.2 ft 7 sec 333° --- --- 53.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 311° 14-16 kt 340° 52.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- 189° 6-8 kt 310° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 336° 14-16 kt 10° 61.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 222° --- --- 61.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.6 ft 15 sec 181° 6 kt 220° --- HALF MOON BAY   3.9 ft 8 sec --- 4-6 kt 250° 56.5 °F MONTEREY   --- --- 316° 2-4 kt 320° 59.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 294° --- --- 59.5 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 240° --- Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 317° --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- 310° 6-8 kt 310° 61.9 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 59.7 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 194° 4 kt 270° 60.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 335° --- --- 62.6 °F Harvest, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 186° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 267° 2-4 kt 260° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 67.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 68.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 66.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 191° 4 kt 250° 67.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 64.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 214° 6-8 kt 300° 62.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 67.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 68.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 68.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 192° --- --- 69.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 212° --- --- 68.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 69.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 229° --- --- 70.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 70.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 69.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 72.0 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 68.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 69.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 64.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 79° 17-21 kt 90° 79.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 90° --- NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 54° 14-19 kt 40° 78.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.6 ft 8 sec 58° --- --- 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 70° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 40° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 78.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 162° --- --- 79.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 9 sec 57° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec 195° --- --- 80.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 76° 16-17 kt 60° 80.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 78° 17-21 kt 70° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.6 ft 11 sec 71° --- --- 85.3 °F Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   2.6 ft 8 sec 57° --- --- 86.4 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   3.9 ft 11 sec 170° --- --- 88.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 82.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.2 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 82.6 °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 041425 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 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... 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 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 1031 mb surface high was 1100 NM west of San Francisco, while a 1008 MB low was near Las Vegas. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN 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 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN 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. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 11 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 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 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 12 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2026 TODAY NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 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 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 2026 TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 9 seconds. WED NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 725 AM PDT Sat Jul 4 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. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 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. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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