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NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, June 26th, 12:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 6 sec 216° --- --- 46.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 8 sec 243° --- --- 49.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 7 sec 277° --- --- 52.5 °F Backyard Buoys   3.9 ft 6 sec 250° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 6 sec 244° --- --- 55.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 6 sec 250° --- --- 55.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 6 sec 247° --- --- 58.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 6 sec 263° --- --- 59.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 6 sec 271° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 233° --- --- 59.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 190° 58.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 194° --- --- 53.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 2 kt 310° 54.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10 kt 270° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 62.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 6 sec 321° --- --- 55.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 60.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 301° 12-14 kt 270° 56.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.9 ft 7 sec --- 12-14 kt 290° 60.4 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 60.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 293° --- --- 61.3 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 290° --- Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 8 sec 320° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 310° 58.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 293° --- --- 56.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- 308° 10-12 kt 330° 60.3 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 60.8 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- 61.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 299° 14-17 kt 310° 59.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 0 kt --- 61.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 66.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 65.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 190° 66.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 64.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 63.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 67.8 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 174° --- --- 66.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 207° --- --- 67.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 68.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 215° --- --- 68.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 63.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 69.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 228° --- --- 67.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 237° --- --- 67.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 206° --- --- 69.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 69.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 69.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 188° --- --- 66.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-8 kt 290° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° 63.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° 79.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 80° 79.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 80° 16-19 kt 70° 77.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 77.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 80° 78.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 46° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec 61° --- --- 79.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 186° --- --- 79.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 159° --- --- 80.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 79.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 43° 16-19 kt 60° 80.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 80° --- Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.9 ft 7 sec 64° --- --- 84.4 °F Backyard Buoys   3.0 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   5.6 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 83.5 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.3 ft 7 sec 70° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 83.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 13 sec 204° --- --- 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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Harvest Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Harvest buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

San Luis Obispo Ventura Oxnard Harvest Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Harvest buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model     Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Swell Model Santa Barbara swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

Santa Barbara Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Point Conception Wave Height Forecast Point Conception wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KLOX 261549 CWFLOX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 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... 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 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 1026 mb surface high was 1000 NM W of San Francisco, while a 998 mb low was located over southern Nevada. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM- 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 20 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 5 to 10 kt in the evening, becoming light. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM- 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 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- 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 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- 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... TODAY NW wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT NW wind 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT NW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON NW wind 15 to 25 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 7 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 6 seconds, NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island- 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... TODAY Western Portion, NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt this afternoon. Eastern Portion, Light winds becoming SW 5 to 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. SAT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 20 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds. SUN Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Eastern Portion, NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds. MON NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. MON NIGHT Western Portion, NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Eastern Portion, SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. TUE NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands- 849 AM PDT Fri Jun 26 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 and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. TONIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog. SAT W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. Patchy fog. SUN W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. SUN NIGHT W wind 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog. MON SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Light winds, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. www.weather.gov/losangeles Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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