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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, July 26th, 1:35pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 4 sec 220° --- --- 52.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 8 sec 289° --- --- 52.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 20 sec 230° --- --- 58.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 20 sec 224° --- --- 59.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 20 sec 223° --- --- 60.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 20 sec 246° --- --- 60.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 20 sec 238° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 250° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 350° 58.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.6 ft 20 sec 203° --- --- 61.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 61.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 290° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 260° 65.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.6 ft 20 sec 206° --- --- 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec 257° --- --- 59.5 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 227° 8-10 kt 300° 56.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.3 ft 6 sec --- 8-10 kt 300° 60.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 320° 62.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec 218° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 320° --- Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 20 sec 204° --- --- 55.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 56.1 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 20 sec 215° --- --- 61.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 320° 61.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 321° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 25-33 kt 310° 66.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 250° 64.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 20 sec 213° --- --- 75.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec 214° --- --- 71.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 20 sec 203° --- --- 73.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 70.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 20 sec 187° --- --- 72.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 320° 64.6 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 20 sec 185° --- --- 73.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 20 sec 174° --- --- 72.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec 210° --- --- 73.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 20 sec 193° --- --- 73.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 20 sec 220° --- --- 74.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.9 ft 20 sec 192° --- --- 65.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   4.3 ft 20 sec 199° --- --- 75.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 20 sec 221° --- --- 76.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec 243° --- --- 75.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 20 sec 206° --- --- 73.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 287° --- --- 76.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 20 sec 208° --- --- 74.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 20 sec 198° --- --- 74.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 73.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 330° 64.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 60° 78.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.2 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 79.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 80° 78.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 33° --- --- 78.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 43° --- --- 80.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 17 sec 194° --- --- 80.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 17 sec 160° --- --- 80.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 60° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 80.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 70° 81.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.0 ft 9 sec 245° --- --- 86.2 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   1.6 ft 9 sec 41° --- --- 84.2 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.9 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 80.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 81.0 °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 261531 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 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... 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 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 1022 mb surface high was 600 NM W of Point Conception and a 1008 mb low was over southern Nevada. Hurricane Fausto was 1400 NM SW of Los Angeles. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED 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 and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED 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 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands- 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. WED NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands- 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. TUE NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. WED N wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming light after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds. TUE Western Portion, W wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. WED Light winds, becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED 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 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Light winds. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 831 AM PDT Sun Jul 26 2026 TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 20 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. MON 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 SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON 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. Patchy fog after midnight. TUE SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight. WED S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. WED NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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