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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, August 21st, 2:55pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   4.6 ft 14 sec 177° --- --- 59.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 8 sec 286° --- --- 52.7 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 8 sec 265° --- --- 59.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 8 sec 299° --- --- 59.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 291° --- --- 62.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 8 sec 320° --- --- 62.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec 295° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 326° --- --- 57.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 30° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 210° 55.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 57.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 340° 56.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° 66.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 59.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 58.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.0 ft 8 sec --- 14-16 kt 310° 62.1 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 59.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 61.7 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 6 sec 315° --- --- 61.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 59.4 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 7 sec 295° --- --- 61.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 61.7 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 7 sec 330° --- --- 64.9 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 7 sec 317° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 310° 62.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 260° 70.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 203° --- --- 72.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 72.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 72.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 72.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 187° --- --- 70.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° 65.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 264° --- --- 75.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 176° --- --- 74.8 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 73.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 183° --- --- 77.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 76.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 6 sec 313° --- --- 68.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 76.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 70.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 70.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 199° --- --- 76.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 6 sec 284° --- --- 71.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 73.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8 kt 240° 73.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 310° 69.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 90° 81.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 80° 80.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 100° 79.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 82.2 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 130° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 37° --- --- 81.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 46° --- --- 82.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 197° --- --- 82.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 14 sec 164° --- --- 83.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec 53° --- --- 80.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 43° --- --- 82.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 60° 82.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° --- Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   3.6 ft 7 sec 321° --- --- 84.2 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.6 ft 7 sec 52° --- --- 83.8 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 80.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 80.6 °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 211601 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 Point Piedras Blancas to San Mateo Point CA out 60 NM including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 .Synopsis for the southern California coast and Santa Barbara Channel including the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park...at 15Z or 8 AM PDT, a 1026 mb surface high was about 1200 NM NW of Point Conception, while a 1004 mb low was over Colorado. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN 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 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, subsiding to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 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- 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 TODAY SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. TONIGHT Western Portion, W wind 15 to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. SAT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. SUN NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. MON NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds. TUE Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 901 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 TODAY Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds. SAT Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. SUN Light winds, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 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 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. RK/LP www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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